Senior System Admin / DevOps Engineer

Hybrid in Almont, CO, US • Posted 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago
Contract W2
Contract Corp To Corp
12 Months
No Travel Required
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Job Details

Skills

  • AWS
  • DEVOPS
  • JAVA

Summary

Job Title: Senior System Admin / DevOps Engineer

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract 

Experience: 15+ years

Job Overview

Our client, a large state government health and human services agency, is seeking a versatile Senior System Administrator / DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize a critical Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) application environment. This role bridges traditional system administration with modern cloud-native DevOps practices, and includes a key initiative to build a Proof of Concept (POC) for re-architecting the legacy application on AWS.

Key Responsibilities

  • Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in AWS cloud environments (EC2)
  • Administer and troubleshoot Java/J2EE applications on WebLogic, including JDBC, connection pools, and JVM monitoring
  • Provide system-level support for Oracle RDS, collaborating with DBA teams for performance tuning, backup, and recovery
  • Monitor system performance and security using Dynatrace and CloudWatch
  • Build a POC to rebuild the legacy Java/J2EE application using modern AWS services (Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3) and microservices
  • Automate administrative tasks using Shell, Python, Jython, and WLST scripting
  • Develop POC for migrating code base from WebLogic to JBoss and Oracle RDS to PostgreSQL
  • Collaborate with development, testing, and operations teams to streamline software delivery

Required Skills

  • AWS cloud services: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration
  • WebLogic application server administration and Java/J2EE support
  • Oracle database administration (system-level perspective)
  • Scripting: Shell, Python, Jython, WLST
  • Version control with GitLab and CI/CD practices
  • Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Networking concepts and cloud security best practices

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with healthcare data management and compliance standards
  • Familiarity with JBoss and PostgreSQL migration
  • Background in Medicaid or government IT systems
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  • Dice Id: 10113809
  • Position Id: 112650-1090-1789505165
  • Posted 5 hours ago
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