MFT Consultant

Project overview

Context

As part of strengthening the "exchange layer" team, we are looking for a managed service contract specialized in secure file transfer platforms (MFT - Managed File Transfer).

The mission will consist of maintaining and modernizing the platform as well as ensuring the reliability and automation of inter-application and partner flows, while guaranteeing a high level of security, operability, and traceability in a critical multi-protocol environment.

The profile sought must be autonomous and versatile: capable of interacting with the Scheduling, infrastructure/security/network teams as well as with application and project teams, plus various external partners.

Application Software

maintenance of BP ensemble / custom protocol

maintenance of mapping ensemble

Supported Protocols: File Exchange (in order of importance)

Complementary Protocols for the Solution (Optional)

Objectives and Deliverables

Configuration of flows on demand

Operations

Support and Assistance to Managers

Required Skills

IT

Skills

• MFT Gateway: IBM Sterling File Gateway
• PeSIT Protocol Server: IBM Connect:Express (equivalent of Awxay CFT)
• Security Component: IBM Secure Proxy
• Authentication Chain: IBM External Authentication Server
• Monitoring: IBM Sterling Control Center Monitor
• SFTP: main protocol solution
• FTP: exclusively internal
• PeSIT: (Protocole d'Échanges pour un Système Interbancaire de Télécompensation)
• PeSIT over SSL: certificate management + SSL connection test
• AWS S3 buckets
• HTTP(s) connection to remote servers
• PGP Encryption / Signature
• SMTP
• LDAP(S) exclusively internal
• Analysis of needs and definition of solutions to be implemented (participation or organization of workshops
• collection of necessary information)
• Setup of new partners (including connection tests on remote servers)
• Configuration of routing rules (flows) or decommissioning
• Handling of SSL certificates / SSH keys (for transfer configuration or tests)
• Maintenance of application documentation and flow mapping
• Monitoring of the MFT filegateway platform
• Incident resolution (flows / platform)
• Ticket handling with publisher support
• Maintenance in operational condition (MCO) / version upgrades of the solution (System / software)
• Handling of internal and external communications regarding service interruptions
• On-call duty and weekend intervention during planned operations (shutdown / restart) or incidents (service restoration)
• Technological watch in the MFT domain
• Technical assistance to managers upon request (tickets)
• Authorization of managers for platform access
• Technical referent on the MFT topic within the DDSI (consulting)
• S2/S3 support for the entire scope (analysis on various requests)
• Sterling Integrator: Confirmed
• Shell: Confirmed
• ANSIBLE: Confirmed
• SFTP: Expert
• PeSIT: Confirmed
• Gitlab CI/CD: Confirmed

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: 79000 Niort, France, FR
• Languages: French