Middleware Engineering

Job Role - Middleware Engineering
Duration - Fulltime
Location - Plano,TX Charlotte,NC

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 Middleware Server administration which includes server installation, configuration, performance tuning and production support
• Working 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
• Serving as a J2EE architect and making recommendations on J2EE best practices in application development
• Designing Middleware infrastructure and topology design for high availability and failover capability
• All solutions must meet all Policy, Baseline, and Standards along with business requirements. 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.

Primary Skill:

• IBM WebSphere Application Server WAS

Secondary Skill:

• Oracle WebLogic Server Enterprise Edition 12c

Tertiary Skill:

• Jboss

Required Skills:

• 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

Desired Skills:

• Prior Bank of America experience
• Worked with WebSphere Extreme Scale, BRMS Middleware Administration
• DEVOPS experience
• Other products: BMC Remedy, Harmon mDeliver, BMC Bladelogic Server Automation.