Middleware Administration

Job Description: 
Provide middleware administration duties for critical banking platforms, end-to-end, including WebSphere, jBoss, Tomcat, Apache, IBM HTTP Server, and WXS (extreme scale cache);Delivering middleware enterprise projects and regulatory legislative initiatives; Ensuring production stability from an ongoing support standpoint; Ensuring middleware platforms are patched with the most current version of software, helping to manage risk to the customer; Providing WebSphere Application Server administration that includes server installation, configuration, performance tuning and production support; Working with customers (application teams and/or testing teams) on a daily basis and providing WebSphere and Java support; Serving as a J2EE architect and making recommendations on J2EE best practices in application development; Designing WebSphere infrastructure and WebSphere topology design for high availability and failover capability; Providing technical consultation to other team members and their supported areas; Communicating with business partners at an enterprise level; Interfacing with internal customers and external vendors for consultation at various points of the software development life cycle (SDLC); and, Executing production changes for Bank integrated and regulatory releases with precision.
 

Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Information Technology professional with 5-7 years of experience
• Middleware products: Apache, J2EE, Java, JBoss, WebSphere Application Server, WebLogic, Tomcat
• 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, Celestial
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong attention to detail
- Kubernetes experience a plus
- Container/Docker experience a plus
 

Desired Skills
• Prior Bank of America experience
• Worked with Splunk, Dyna trace, Ping Access Administration
• DEVOPS experience
- Container/Docker experience
• Other products: BMC Remedy, Harmon mDelive