Lead Middleware Engineer

TekSynap•Washington, DC

9h•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Lead Middleware Engineer to join our team supporting the Department of Transportation. TekSynap is a fast growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers. We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays. Visit us at www.TekSynap.com. Apply now to explore jobs with us! The safety and health of our employees is of the utmost importance. Employees are required to comply with any vaccination requirements mandated by contract, applicable law or regulation. By applying to a role at TekSynap you are providing consent to receive text messages regarding your interview and employment status. If at any time you would like to opt out of text messaging, respond "STOP".

Requirements

Must have a minimum of 8 years of related experience providing business solutions engineering support, to include architectural design, engineering design, proof of concept development, pilots, analysis, results, and documentation.
Possess experience with Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, Oracle application server, Oracle SOA suite, PHP, Python, IBM Infosphere, node.js, Microsoft .NET framework, Microsoft IIS, and RedHat JBOSS application platforms.
Web server – middleware integration expertise with Microsoft IIS, Apache Tomcat, and Apache HTTPS
Database – middleware integration expertise with Oracle and SQL
Cloud integration – middleware integration expertise with AWS and Azure
Server- Understanding of server administration elements as related to middleware applications.
Strong expertise leading research, analysis, and developing recommendations for Tech Refresh alternatives for middleware.
Experience implementing and managing middleware management tools across multiple middleware instances
Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation
Demonstrated experience in a fast tempo ITSM support environment.
Understanding of server administration elements as related to middleware applications, including STIG settings.
Understanding of networking concepts relating to web applications (e.g., TCP/IP, port mapping, routing, DNS masking, etc.)
Understanding of Oracle and SQL databases in physical and cloud environments as consumed and manipulated by middleware applications.
Understanding and ability to configure application middleware settings in accordance with Federal Guidelines including DISA STIGs.
Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 operating system experience
VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization experience

Responsibilities

Work closely with the Development, Server, DB, and other teams to deliver available and reliable infrastructure support for DOT’s web application solutions.
Work on the Middleware team to leverage the latest technologies from Cold Fusion, Docker, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Red Hat, and VMware, in our IT environment that are critical to delivering DOT’s IT infrastructure services.
Responsible for supporting legacy middleware footprint by establishing well-designed architecture and tooling to support feature functionality in a scalable, stable, and well managed environment.
Once every 2-3 months support server infrastructure in a 24x7 on-call escalation capacity as part of a team rotation.
Support the existing middleware infrastructure, troubleshoot incidents and outages, manage risk, and increase performance and efficiency.
Work with business architects in support of developing middleware configurations.
Serve as escalation point for Middleware and troubleshooting, provides guidance and direction in resolution of escalated issues and/or complex production, application, or system problems.
Support Application team with troubleshooting application outage issues.
Serve as a subject matter expert in managing Middleware including proposing recommendations for architectural improvements, streamlining processes and troubleshooting during outages.
Monitor OEM middleware element patching and upgrade recommendations.
Execute processes for the proper maintenance and functioning of middleware systems (e.g., load balancing, tuning, configuration management).
Execute all middleware system-level changes (e.g., initialization parameters) associated with underlying infrastructure.
Maintain consistent middleware parameters and system settings across all like instances.
Implement and administer appropriate middleware management tools across all middleware instances.
Patch middleware software as required, per established development to QA to production life cycle.
Provide hosting operations and engineering support for Web middleware application components.
Provide training as required.
Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard Operating Procedures, and engineering documentation.
Perform other tasks as directed by Lead Engineers or Project Manager.