Middleware Administrator

MSP•Pennington, NJ

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Middleware Administrator for a 12+ month contract position with a Global Financial Institution. This role involves providing end-to-end middleware administration for key Global Information Security (GIS) platforms, including WebSphere, JBoss, and Tomcat. The ideal candidate will be responsible for delivering enterprise projects, ensuring production stability, performing platform patching, and designing high-availability infrastructure within a complex enterprise environment.

Requirements

Bachelors or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
5-7 years of experience as an Information Technology professional
Experience with Middleware products: Apache, J2EE, Java, JBoss, WebSphere Application Server, Tomcat
Experience with BPM products: Appian
Operating System: Linux
Java/Container Framework Knowledge
Knowledge of shell, jython, and perl scripting
Understanding of Network infrastructure (HTTP/S, TCP/IP, TLS, DNS, Load-balancers, firewalls, proxies, B2B links)
Experience with Release Deploy Tools: Ansible, Ansible Tower, XLR, BitBucket, Jira
Experience with DevOps practices
Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a global financial institution is a plus
Experience with WebSphere Extreme Scale, BPM Middleware Administration
Experience with other products: BMC Truesight Server Automation, Harman mDeliver, Terraform

Responsibilities

Provide middleware administration duties for Global Information Security (GIS) platforms, including WebSphere, jBoss, Tomcat, Apache, IBM HTTP Server, and WXS (extreme scale cache)
Deliver middleware enterprise projects and regulatory legislative initiatives
Ensure production stability from an ongoing support standpoint
Ensure middleware platforms are patched with the most current version of software
Provide Middleware Server administration which includes server installation, configuration, performance tuning and production support
Work with customers (application teams and/or testing teams) on a daily basis and providing Middleware and Java support
Create, maintain and support the application deployment templates
Serve as a J2EE architect and make recommendations on J2EE best practices in application development
Design Middleware infrastructure and topology for high availability and failover capability
Ensure all solutions meet all Policy, Baseline, and Standards along with business requirements
Provide technical consultation to other team members and their supported areas
Execute production changes for integrated and regulatory releases with precision

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)