Roles and Responsibilities

• Install, deploy, configure, and administrate WebSphere ND clusters/cells on Red Hat Enterprise Linux; with upgrades, patches, and fixes as required by project deadlines
• The role includes being a member of the team that is the focal point for all Middleware activities between Operations Management and Social Services Applications.
• The role also provides the coordination for all Releases and Maintenance schedules concerning Middleware servers and the applications that those servers host.
• When issues arise within the operational ecosystem, the role asses problems communicates to management and leads the effort of all required fixes.
• From an architecture standpoint, the role will advise on any technical implementation, schedules, automation, and division of labor within the Middleware Team.
• The role performs work related to supporting the core TIERS applications on-premises and those that will be migrated and hosted on AWS Cloud Services.
• The role works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
• The role collaborates across teams under the direction of the Director of Operations.

Required Experience 

• Required Experience in tuning large complex Java-based web applications in a Service Oriented Architecture.
• Required Experience troubleshooting large complex Java-based web applications in a Service Oriented Architecture.
• Knowledge of DevOps and CI/CD methodologies; with experience automating one or more stages of the DevOps infinity loop model. 
• Experience in creating pipelines in Jenkins to automate WebSphere Application Server configurations. 
• Experience creating Red Hat Ansible Platform playbooks to automate WebSphere Application Server installations and deployments.
• Experience with different scripting methodologies - UNIX, Jython, YAML, JSON
• Knowledge of Java and all phases of the SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle).
• Use of Application Performance Management tools such as DynaTrace and Splunk 3 

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