Websphere Middleware Build Engineer - Hybrid Irving, TX

WebSphere Middleware Build Engineer

Job Overview:

The Middleware Hosting L3 WebSphere Administrator is a high-level role responsible for assisting with Middleware Hosting support, including the following Middleware Products: WebSphere ND, IBM Liberty, Oracle WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, IBM HTTP Server, Oracle HTTP Server, NGNIX, and Nodejs.

This is an exciting opportunity to work hands-on with the latest version WebSphere 9.x! 

The overall objective of the Middleware WebSphere Engineer for Build/Integration is to build these applications in compliance to our Engineering standards and support the Middleware Infrastructure for these applications as a Subject Matter Expert, including troubleshooting issues, maintaining current patch levels, setting up and maintaining connectivity between application servers and web servers, understanding protocols and ciphers, and communicating and working well with developers and products support application teams. This role requires someone who can work independently, but who can also be an engaging team player.

Additional Role Responsibilities:

• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding the end-client, and their clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing, and reporting control issues with transparency
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members
• Build Middleware infrastructure using the client's Automation tools
• Keep projects up to date with current patching
• Major Incident Resolution
• Assist in Load Balancing and Firewall setups
• Create complex project plans, perform impact analyses solve/work high impact problems/projects, and provide resolutions to restore services
• Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) post restoration of service
• Design testing approaches, complex processes, reporting streams, and create automation of repetitive tasks
• Review requirement documents, define hardware requirements and examine and update processes and procedures as necessary
• Provide technical/strategic direction and documentation to lower-level analysts
• Develop projects required for design of metrics, analytical tools, benchmarking activities and best practices.
• Contribute to technical direction and strategic decisions.
• Exercise independence of judgement and autonomy
• Adhere to Client's policies and procedures

**Schedule Expectations: M-F , 8am-5pm CST, working onsite in a hybrid model, which consists of working roughly 3 days onsite per week. Possible on-call support rotating 24/7 per client needs.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in Infrastructure Technologies delivery with a proven track record of operational process change and improvement
• Experience with at least 2 of following Application Servers: WebSphere ND 9.0.5.x., IBM Liberty 25.x, and/or Tomcat 10.x
• Experience with at least 2 of following Web Servers: IBM HTTP, Oracle HTTP, NGNIX, and/or Apache

 Highly Preferred Skills:

• Good knowledge of Linux/Unix
• Basic Database and SQL knowledge is an advantage
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audience
• Experience in a Financial Services or large complex and/or global environment preferred, not required
• Education: Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent work experience

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