Level 2 Systems Engineer AWS (RTH)

Job#: 3021167

Job Description:
Job Description
Responsibilities

This role supports multiple application environments composed of various technologies used to deliver and support business-critical systems. The infrastructure platform enables interaction between internal teams and external partners by supporting reliable, secure, and scalable business processes. The environment is complex and includes the capture, transmission, storage, hosting, retrieval, manipulation, and presentation of critical business data.

The Infrastructure team plays a vital role in maintaining consistent uptime across both non-production and production environments, which directly impacts application development, operational stability, and partner engagement. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, patching and upgrading infrastructure components, maintaining certificates, executing database changes, enhancing and maintaining systems, providing disaster recovery and restorative services, and supporting day-to-day application operations.
Infrastructure Activities

• Certificate renewal and testing
• Internal service account maintenance
• Incident response
• Non-production environment support
• Server and operating system patching
• Middleware patching
• Cloud infrastructure maintenance (AMI updates and miscellaneous upgrades)
• Vulnerability scanning and remediation
• Monitoring and alerting
• On-call support
• Disaster recovery support

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools
• Ensure high levels of system and infrastructure availability
• Monitor and test application performance to identify bottlenecks and implement solutions
• Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies
• Write and maintain custom scripts to improve system efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Participate in the design of information and operational support systems
• Perform security administration for SSO, SAML, and SSL certificates
  • Includes coding to support certificate and key deployments in production environments
• Support ongoing software and hardware upgrades and maintenance, including middleware and operating systems
  • Technologies may include WebLogic, Tomcat, ESB, IBMi, and AIX
• Support configuration changes and system redesigns
  • Including instance creation, repurposing, and modification
• Support internal server account ID lifecycle management
  • Includes making code changes as required
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT teams
  • Including platform, networking, Linux, Unix, and application performance teams
• Support security vulnerability remediation efforts
  • Addressing risks identified through third-party tools and penetration testing
• Create and maintain application performance monitoring processes
  • Using tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk
• Perform server performance tuning
  • Resolve production support and application stability issues

Qualifications
Required

• Strong commitment to incorporating security into daily responsibilities and decision-making
• 5+ years of combined software engineering and infrastructure engineering experience
• Experience with System i (iSeries) environments
• Exposure to Jenkins or other continuous integration tools

Preferred

• Experience with ESB technologies
• Exposure to Unix and Linux environments
• Database experience (e.g., System i, Oracle, MariaDB)
• Experience with Mule development and support
• Cloud experience (AWS preferred)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience working in Agile environments using tools such as JIRA
• Hands-on experience with Splunk

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.