Location:
Reston
Work type:
Contract
Business sector:
Information & Communication Technology
Salary:
Competitive
Job reference:
JO-1805-519696
Start date:
2018-05-18
Contact email:
vic.gill@talentinternational.com
Advertiser:
Vic Gill
Middleware Engineer Senior, Reston, VA
Specific activities and associated deliverables include: support WebMethods certification and support existing Dev,
Test and Prod environments; assist in project releases; configure and install WebMethods and other middleware; automate administration tasks.
Required Technical Skills:
* Min 5 years experience with WebMethods, UNIX, and shell scripting.
* 5-7 years experience with WebMethods as administrator, to include installation, configuration, troubleshooting.
* Experience automating routine WebMethods administrative tasks using shell scripting, ksh, or other tools.
* Ability to drive automation of middleware products, especially WebMethods, and other middleware.
* Ability to identify process improvement opportunities and implement solutions.
* Strong Unix experience with UNIX shells scripting: Solaris, RedHat Linux.
* Demonstrated ability to manage competing demands, prioritize work, and manage customer expectation.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills. Responsibilities:
* Create/configure new WebMethods and other middleware instances required by the project teams.
* Create automation for routine support activities like installation, enable/disable adaptors using scripts, BladeLogic or WebMethods.
* Assist development teams as WebMethods SME.
* Perform troubleshooting and/or configuration changes to resolve middleware issues.
* Work with WebMethods vendor to identify product related issues and patches as needed.
* Work with internal vulnerability management team on identification and remediation of security issues.
* Write documentation for other administrators.
* Participate in meetings with technical staff to discuss issues in plans and strategies.
* Perform basic middleware admin support for other technologies supported by the team: WebLogic, apache, tomcat, and others as needed.
* Ensure Freddie Macs WebMethods installations meet all security guidelines and control requirements; update configurations as needs to meet security standards and controls
* Participate in on-call rotation, with additional weekend support as required by project releases
* Use of ServiceNow Incident Management.