Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description:

Essential functions:

• Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technology
• Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations
• Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards
• Researches, designs, implements, and tests technology solutions
• Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies
• Troubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failures
• Resolves alerts and performs remediation activities
• Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners
• Collects and presents data for reporting and planning
• ssists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administration
• Determines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errors
• Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives
• Determines best course of action for meeting business needs
• Provides input into infrastructure architecture designs
• Writes programming/scripting
• May participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises
• Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.
• May contribute input to infrastructure architecture
• Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies

Competencies:

• Solid leadership and technical experience
• Excellent Communication skills
• The internal drive, intellectual curiosity, ability to learn, lead, and desire to help the customers succeed
• bility to work proactively and engage Stakeholders
• Consistently demonstrates passion and drive, with a desire to improve solutions
• Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration
• Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system.
• Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations
• High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy.
• bility to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities
• bility to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance
• bility to communicate technical information clearly and articulately.
• bility to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
• Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions
• Experience using Agile and Devops methodology

Specific Required Skills:

• This Role requires 6+ years of DataPower and API Connect administration and Support.
• Environment Infrastructure Build and Automation
• Strong Scripting and Automation experience
• Strong Hands-on Middleware experience
• Extensive SDLC experience
• bility to analyze and trouble-shoot Mid-tier/Mainframe infrastructure issues.

Job Duties:

• Hands on technical and Architecture skills
• Exposure to a variety of other platforms and Technologies is a Plus, including IBM RHEL, TOMCAT, Cloud AWS, Ansible is a Plus
• utomation experience is a required
• Troubleshooting DataPower domain application issues and certificate crypto object issues
• Installation and configuration of DataPower Appliances.
• Experience automating the configuration of servers / virtual machines with solutions such as Ansible or equivalent
• Understanding of Middleware architecture and working knowledge of various Middleware application server integration
• Configure and administration of IBM API Connect and IBM DataPower appliances.
• Maintain working knowledge of API security standards and implementation (Oauth 2.0, OpenID, JSON, Web Token, JOSE, x509 certificates); Maintain knowledge of API security certification, authentication, authorization, IP security setup, and endpoint configuration.
• Good knowledge of Network concepts and F5 Load balancers
• Working knowledge on SSL certificates implementation
• Solid understanding of J2EE application deployment patterns and n-tier architectures
• Understanding of SOA and web services and their deployment in DataPower.

Required Experience:

• Expert knowledge of Scripting for automation (BASH, Python, or Ruby).
• Should have good product knowledge on the functionality and different components of the product.
• Experience on DP and APIC version 10.x is preferred.
• Extensive experience in configuration and administration of IBM DataPower and IBM APIM Appliances.
• Experience in IBM DataPower XI52 architectures.
• Configuring certificates / encryption decryption - filed level message level.
• Expertise in troubleshooting DataPower, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP) and triggering.
• Experience in initializing/setup of IBM DataPower SOA appliances.
• Perform administrative tasks on IBM DataPower configuration, Interface design, development, maintenance and administrative activity.
• Working knowledge of general security concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, and Digital signatures), PKI concepts, and TLS.
• Good troubleshooting skills with overall knowledge on DataPower features/concepts.
• Strong UNIX/LINUX experience.
• The candidate should have a strong focus on IBM DataPower and would require extensive knowledge of various integration patterns and security standards, best practices, hands-on experience with administration and management of DataPower.
• Java/J2EE programming background is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• DataPower Configuration: Configuring DataPower appliances for security, traffic management, mediation, and data transformation policies.
• PI Gateway Management: Managing API gateways on DataPower, including access control, xx limiting, and throttling.
• Integration Development: Integrating applications and systems using DataPower capabilities like XSLT, XPATH, and various messaging protocols.
• PI Lifecycle Management: Managing the full lifecycle of APIs from design to deployment, including versioning, documentation, and monitoring.
• Troubleshooting and Support: Identifying and resolving issues related to API connectivity, DataPower configuration, and API performance.

Depending:

• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript, Python.
• Web Services Standards: SOAP, REST, JSON, XML.
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, IBM SAAS.
• Other IBM Middleware Tools: MQ Series, IBM Sterling Gateway, Tomcat, Control M.

Business Justification:

• IBM Datapower/APIM Product Administration Support.
• Environments Day to Day Support.
• Infrastructure build and Maintenance of it.