CA Workload Automation Engineer

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

Job Description

Mattel India is seeking an experienced CA Workload Automation professional to administer, optimize, and support CA Workload Automation (CA Scheduler) environments in a strictly SOX-regulated infrastructure setup. You will manage complex batch/job scheduling, event-driven workloads, dependencies, and automation across hybrid platforms (mainframe, UNIX/Linux, Windows, cloud) to ensure reliable execution of financial, supply chain, ETL, reporting, and digital operations jobs. This role focuses on SOX compliance (ITGCs, audit logging, change controls, privileged access, evidence generation), incident resolution, and 24x7 availability to minimize downtime and support business continuity for iconic toy brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain CA Workload Automation instances (e.g., CA 7, CA DE, or equivalent Broadcom schedulers), agents, and high-availability setups across on-prem/cloud/hybrid environments.
• Define, schedule, monitor, and troubleshoot complex workloads: job definitions, calendars, dependencies (predecessor/successor), event triggers, resource management, and cross-platform execution.
• Implement and enforce SOX compliance features: role-based access controls (RBAC), audit trails, execution history reporting, change management approvals, privileged credential handling, segregation of duties (SoD), and automated evidence collection for audits.
• Monitor real-time workload performance, SLAs, job status, failures, and bottlenecks using CA tools/interfaces; set up alerts, notifications, and integrations (e.g., with ServiceNow, Splunk, PagerDuty).
• Provide 24x7 production support: Respond to incidents/alerts during shifts/on-call, perform restarts/recoveries, root-cause analysis, and automated remediation; ensure minimal impact on business-critical jobs (e.g., financial close, order processing).
• Optimize scheduling: Reduce manual interventions, improve predictability, handle reruns/restarts, manage resource contention, and support failover/high-availability configurations.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Compliance, Audit, and Application teams to align workloads with SOX ITGCs, define SLAs, and remediate audit findings.
• Develop scripts/utilities (e.g., JIL for CA 7, CLI commands, or integrations) for automation of job management, reporting, and compliance checks.
• Participate in SOX/PCI audits, control testing, disaster recovery drills, and continuous improvement of workload processes.
• Document procedures, runbooks, configurations, and SOX artifacts; contribute to knowledge sharing and team training.

Shift/Support Model: Rotational 24x7 shifts (including nights, weekends, and on-call) to support global, mission-critical workloads in a follow-the-sun environment

Qualifications

• 3.5-5 years of hands-on experience administering CA Workload Automation / CA Scheduler (Broadcom/CA 7, DE, or similar editions) in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Job definition (JIL), scheduling calendars, dependencies, event-based triggers, and agent management.
  • Monitoring dashboards, forecasting, SLA tracking, and troubleshooting failed/aborted jobs.
  • High-availability/failover setups and cross-platform scheduling (mainframe z/OS, UNIX/Linux, Windows).
• Proven knowledge of SOX compliance in workload automation: audit trails, RBAC, change controls, execution history, privileged access, and regulatory reporting/evidence.
• Experience in 24x7 production support environments with on-call rotation, incident management (ITIL-aligned), and high-availability systems.
• Familiarity with related tools: ServiceNow/Jira for ticketing, Splunk/Dynatrace for monitoring, scripting (e.g., Rexx, JCL for mainframe, or shell/PowerShell), and integrations.
• Understanding of infrastructure technologies: Mainframe (z/OS), servers (Windows/Linux), cloud (AWS/Azure), networking, and batch/ETL processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills in a regulated, global context.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, or entertainment sectors (e.g., supporting supply chain, DTC/e-commerce, financial batch jobs).
• Certifications: Broadcom/CA Workload Automation-related, ITIL Foundation, CISA/CRISC, or mainframe scheduling credentials.
• Exposure to complementary tools (e.g., Autosys, Control-M, ESP) or modern workload orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes-integrated).

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:
We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

Mattel’s award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment.

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