Senior Middleware Administrator
Unisys•USA Remote, CT
About The Position
The Senior Middleware Administrator administers, configures, maintains, secures, and supports enterprise middleware platforms and their supporting infrastructure. The role includes security remediation, vulnerability management, compliance management, automation, troubleshooting, and operational support. It focuses on maintaining highly available, secure, and compliant environments while using automation to improve efficiency, reduce manual work, and ensure consistency across middleware services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- At least 6 years of middleware administration experience.
- Experience supporting enterprise WebSphere and WebLogic environments.
- Experience in security remediation, vulnerability management, and audit compliance.
- Demonstrated experience developing automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Technical skills in WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, WebLogic, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, and WebSphere Portal.
- Linux administration (RHEL, SUSE, AIX, Solaris) and Windows Server administration.
- Knowledge of SSL/TLS, LDAP, Active Directory, Kerberos, SSO, and security hardening.
- Skills in Shell scripting, Python, JACL, XML, HTML, Awk, Sed, and Curl.
- Knowledge of automation, REST API integration, task scheduling, and operational scripting.
- Experience with IBM DB2 and Oracle databases.
- Knowledge of JVM tuning, monitoring, and performance analysis.
- Strong middleware administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Security-focused mindset and operational discipline.
- Strong automation, scripting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in production support environments.
- Applicant should be eligible for any U.S. Government authorizations required for access to export-controlled commodities and technology.
Nice To Haves
- WebSphere Liberty experience.
- Kafka, Zookeeper, Artifactory, WordPress, ServiceNow, or Remedy administration experience.
- Experience with Ansible, Jenkins, Git, GitLab CI/CD, or similar automation tools.
- Experience supporting security audits and compliance frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Manage and support IBM WebSphere, IBM HTTP Server, Oracle WebLogic, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, and WebSphere Portal environments.
- Perform security remediation, vulnerability management, patching, upgrades, and compliance validation.
- Manage SSL/TLS certificates, keystores, truststores, LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory integration, SSO, and LTPA security.
- Administer Linux and Windows servers that support middleware environments.
- Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for middleware administration, patching, compliance validation, and operational support.
- Develop and maintain Shell, Python, and JACL scripts to automate recurring administrative tasks.
- Automate deployments, middleware configuration updates, certificate management processes, reporting, and system health checks.
- Support CI/CD deployment processes and enterprise automation tools where applicable.
- Perform middleware performance monitoring, JVM tuning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
- Execute change management, incident management, and service restoration activities.
- Maintain documentation, procedures, audit evidence, and compliance records.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
