diff --git a/src/main/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/controller/TransferController.java b/src/main/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/controller/TransferController.java
index fcb2bce3..ac76457e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/controller/TransferController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/controller/TransferController.java
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@
 import org.onedatashare.transferservice.odstransferservice.service.VfsExpander;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.Job;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParameters;
-import org.springframework.batch.core.JobParametersBuilder;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.*;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.explore.JobExplorer;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobLauncher;
+import org.springframework.batch.core.launch.JobOperator;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -48,6 +47,20 @@ public class TransferController {
     @Autowired
     VfsExpander vfsExpander;
 
+    @Autowired
+    JobExplorer jobExplorer;
+
+    @Autowired
+    JobOperator jobOperator;
+
+    Set<Long> jobIds;
+
+    Long pausedJobId;
+
+    public TransferController(Set<Long> jobIds){
+        this.jobIds = jobIds;
+    }
+
     @RequestMapping(value = "/start", method = RequestMethod.POST)
     @Async
     public ResponseEntity<String> start(@RequestBody TransferJobRequest request) throws Exception {
@@ -60,7 +73,52 @@ public ResponseEntity<String> start(@RequestBody TransferJobRequest request) thr
         jc.setRequest(request);
         Job job = jc.concurrentJobDefinition();
         JobExecution jobExecution = asyncJobLauncher.run(job, parameters);
+        this.jobIds.add(jobExecution.getJobId());
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("Your batch job has been submitted with \n ID: " + jobExecution.getJobId());
     }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/pause", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @Async
+    public ResponseEntity<String> pause() throws Exception{
+        logger.info("Pause Controller Entry point");
+        Long runningJobId = null;
+        for(Long jobId : jobIds){
+            JobExecution jobExecution = jobExplorer.getJobExecution(jobId);
+            if(jobExecution != null && jobExecution.isRunning()){
+                runningJobId = jobId;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(runningJobId == null){
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("No running job found");
+        }
+
+        pausedJobId = runningJobId;
+        jobOperator.stop(pausedJobId);
+
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("Your batch job with id "+runningJobId+"has been paused");
+    }
+
+    @RequestMapping(value = "/resume", method = RequestMethod.POST)
+    @Async
+    public ResponseEntity<String> resume() throws Exception{
+        logger.info("Pause Controller Entry point");
+        if(pausedJobId == null){
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("No paused job found");
+        }
+
+        JobExecution jobExecution = jobExplorer.getJobExecution(pausedJobId);
+        if(jobExecution == null || !(jobExecution.getStatus().equals(BatchStatus.STOPPING) || jobExecution.getStatus().equals(BatchStatus.STOPPED))){
+            return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("No paused job found with "+pausedJobId+" jobId");
+        }
+
+        jobOperator.restart(pausedJobId);
+
+        Long resumedJobId = pausedJobId;
+        pausedJobId = null;
+        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body("Your batch job with id "+resumedJobId+"has been resumed");
+    }
+
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/OdsTransferServiceApplicationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/OdsTransferServiceApplicationTests.java
index b10ee3cc..d6371fc7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/OdsTransferServiceApplicationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/onedatashare/transferservice/odstransferservice/OdsTransferServiceApplicationTests.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 @SpringBootTest
 class OdsTransferServiceApplicationTests {
 
-	@Test
-	void contextLoads() {
-	}
+    @Test
+    void contextLoads() {
+    }
 
-}
+}
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