Middleware Admin II

ASM Research•San Antonio, TX

About The Position

Carries out moderately complex information systems and/or information technology tasks within more than one discipline, such as application support, database administration, software quality assurance/quality control, software engineering, network telecommunications, and infrastructure operations of administration, analysis, engineering and design. Monitors and supports the information technology and systems infrastructures. Conducts moderately complex analysis including planning, designing, and evaluating a variety of information technology tools. Serves as the back up to respond to user requests for system needs and upgrades or handles request that are more complex. Troubleshoots and resolves complex problems in an efficient manner with little to no supervision. Implements standards for computer operations for compatibility between hardware and software, according to specifications and parameters. Administers, runs tests on, and maintains operating system and related software. Schedules, performs, and monitors system backups and, when necessary, performs data recoveries. Performs root cause analysis, diagnostics, and monitoring on various production systems. Identifies opportunities for process improvements and works with team members to implement efficiencies. Effectively creates and maintains relevant systems documentation and user guides. Actively engaged in the planning and designing of new platforms and integrating new technologies into existing infrastructure. Evaluates new technologies and releases. Conducts cost analysis of newly designed platforms and technologies. Creates and reviews technical systems recovery plans to reduce down time if a system outage were to occur. Reviews the problem management register and identifies actions. Applies scripting methodologies to automate related tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
4-6 years of experience in information technology, systems administration or other IT related field.
Experience with JBoss Enterprise Application Server (EAP), JAVA, and Apache HTTP Server configuration, installation and troubleshooting.
Ansible playbook development and administration for middleware admin tasks.
Experience in application deployment, security best practices, and system hardening.
Experience with data source configuration, and LDAP authentication.
Proficiency in performance tuning and monitoring using Splunk and AppDynamics.
CI/CD Tools experience - Pipeline setup and troubleshooting.
Infrastructure as code tool experience (Ansible, Terraform)
Experience with Linux command line and bash scripting
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems and products that include Microsoft Windows, Windows Servers, Microsoft Office365 and SharePoint, Microsoft Teams.
Applies standard methodology, techniques, procedures and criteria.
Ability to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve more complex system hardware, software or networking related problems.
Ability to plan and coordinate the deployment of new technology and resolve technical problems individually and as a project participant.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and to translate technical terminology into terms understandable to non-technical employees.
Exceptional customer service skills.
Experience with cloud infrastructure, digital workspace and storage technology.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and administer JBoss Enterprise Application Server (EAP), Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server 2.x
Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for application deployment, configuration management, patching, and operational automation.
Deploy applications, enforce secure baseline configurations, and ensure high availability, continuous monitoring, and system hardening.
Oversee JAVA Application Service installations and upgrades, performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching.
Create, configure, and maintain Tomcat servers across all environments, supporting configuration and application deployments.
Configure and monitor data sources, JDBC Connection Pools, and JMS Messaging.
Work with development teams to deploy patches and fixes for vulnerabilities on on-prem and cloud servers.
Participate in monthly maintenance activities and release cycles, including JBoss EAP patching, application updates, and verification of domains and URLs.
Develop and enhance F5 load balancer health checks for Application server readiness and critical application URLs.
Monitor and tune performance using tools such as Splunk and AppDynamics to manage JBoss server domains.