WebSphere Server Administrator

Duration: 6+ Months Contract

Location: Trenton, NJ- Hybrid

In-Person Interview.

Note: This is a Hybrid position. Candidate will work in the office 1 Day / Wk. Candidate will need to be local.

Short Description:

Position entails an expert-level WebSphere Application Server administrator who has current hands-on experience using V8.5 or higher. Excellent verbal and written communication skills is Required.

Complete Description:

4-year College degree or equivalent technical study

SUMMARY:

The IBM Technical Specialist - Middleware. The ideal candidate must have experience in migrating and or upgrading to a newer version of WebSphere. The ideal candidate should have experience in planning, design and assessment of new & existing middleware infrastructures.

Qualifications and Skills:

*They must have experience in the migration of customer or vendor applications running on WebSphere from one major version to another.

*They should be able to demonstrate expertise with the most recent and relevant technologies in the middleware arena.

*They must have excellent communication skills and possess the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups including vendors.

Skill are to include:

* Websphere Application Server 8.5 or higher

* IBM HTTP and/or Apache web servers

* UNIX/Linux (AIX/RHEL preferred)

* Pega BPM

* Automation scripting (Ansible, WAS, Unix/Linux, Cloud Formation preferred)

* WebSphere MQSeries 8.0 or higher

* DataPower Gateway Administration

* Amazon Web Services

* Broadcom/CA APM (Wily/Introscope)

* IBM MDM/IIS (IBM Information Server)

* WebFocus Reporting Server

The ideal candidate can:

*Demonstrate expertise in teaching, conveying technical and or functional courses and concepts.

*Develop appropriate work programs and budgets and use to effectively schedule tasks and assignments.

*Identify improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services and products.

*Assessment and recommendations of on-site middleware infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

*Installation, configuration and administration of WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP server versions 8.5 and above.

*Configuration and administration of PEGA BPM v 7.x and above.

*Migration of WebSphere Application Server environments from one major release to another.

*Administration and configuration of WebSphere MQSeries 8.0 or higher

*Administration of AIX and RHEL servers

*Develop Jython/JACL, wsadmin, Unix/Linux shell scripts

*Develop/execute/analyze AWS Cloud Formation scripts

*Experience with configuring performance management tools such as Broadcom/CA APM for analyzing and troubleshooting servers and applications

*Implement SSL/TLS configurations. Experience with certificate management.

*Understanding of network security, firewalls, ADCs, VIPs, etc. Experience integrating with Microsoft AD/ADLDS and IBM ISAM/Webseal.

*Administration, configuration of IBM DataPower Gateway (preferred).

*Installation, configuration and administration of IBM MDM and IBM Information Server (preferred); of WebFocus Reporting Server (preferred)

*Experience working in a DevOps environment (preferred) and a cloud computing environment (preferred).