Senior Middleware Administrator with strong automation background Oaks PA

LOCATION Oaks PA

 

 

Middleware Administrator with strong automation background

 

Job Description

Provide support for all stages of Weblogic implementation and/or Java container related issues and triage application issues as related to the J2EE container.

Automate Weblogic Builds; Use tools such as Jython/WLST to automate builds of Weblogic environments

Skilled in implementing high availability, fault tolerant strategies, and load balancing.

Strong fundamental knowledge of Linux, Solaris, and Windows operating systems.

Work with Open source tools to provide innovative monitoring, automation, and deployment solutions.

Work with DevOps technologies and processes such as Ansible, Jenkins, CI/CD Pipelines, Docker.

Support development teams as they build container based micro services.

Configure and work with Apache/NGINX and SSO technologies such as Siteminder.

A fast learner with ability to dive into new products and technologies, develop subject matter expertise and drive projects to completion.

A team player with good written and verbal communication skills that can mentor other members in the production support group.

Work with the Information Security, Compliance, and Business Continuity teams to ensure systems are hardened and in compliance with the Corporate and Regulatory guidelines.

Work independently and collaboratively with other support organizations to troubleshoot system and application issues.

Automate repeatable tasks using scripting languages like bash, Perl, Python etc.

 

Job Requirements

A minimum of 10 years of experience in working in production and pre-production support or management required.

Must demonstrate ability to work collaboratively, be able to provide direction and assistance with diagnostics and troubleshooting using critical problem solving techniques.

Must have hands on experience working in a mixed infrastructure environment of Linux/Solaris/Windows.

Must have strong team focus and client service work ethic.

Must have networking knowledge and experience with Load Balancers, NGINX, Apache, HA Proxy, etc.

Requires knowledge of SSO  and SAML technologies.

Established track record with Kafka technology, with hands-on production experience and deep understanding of the Kafka architecture.                                                                                                                                                              

Experience with Kafka Streams / KSQL architecture and associated clustering model.

Handle all Kafka environment builds, including design, capacity planning, cluster setup, performance tuning and ongoing monitoring.

Creation of key performance metrics, measuring the utilization, performance and overall health of the cluster.

Knowledge of Docker and its associated components - Building Docker images, deploying docker containers, maintaining a registry.

Experience building and working with advanced container topics such as container networking and persistent storage.

History using Container orchestration tools and Control Planes such as Kubernetes or Rancher.

Ability to guide a developer on best practices from design through deployment of a containerized application.

Experience writing Jenkins Pipelines or using other CD tools to automate deployments of applications.