Systems Administrator - IV

Richmond, VA, US • Posted 21 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
Full Time
On-site
USD $158,100.00 - 187,200.00 per year
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Skills

  • Hosting
  • Ansible
  • Middleware Administration
  • Provisioning
  • Patch Management
  • Tier 3
  • Enterprise Software
  • Scalability
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Management
  • Hardening
  • Operational Excellence
  • Application Servers
  • IBM WebSphere
  • WildFly
  • Oracle WebLogic
  • Apache Tomcat
  • Configuration Management
  • OCI
  • Jenkins
  • GitLab
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Terraform
  • Orchestration
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Problem Solving
  • Middleware
  • TLS
  • SSL
  • Agile
  • Collaboration
  • English
  • Law
  • Elasticsearch
  • PDF
  • Legal
  • Recruiting
  • LOS
  • Account Management

Summary

Job Title: Senior Middleware Automation Engineer (CI/CD & IaC)

Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Middleware Automation Engineer to modernize our application hosting and infrastructure delivery processes. This role is focused on moving away from manual configuration toward a fully automated, scalable "pipeline-first" model. You will be responsible for the end-to-end automation of the application server lifecycle-from server provisioning and configuration management to complex application deployments.
This is a technical, hands-on position. You will not only be maintaining middleware stability but also architecting the CI/CD frameworks that enable our teams to release software with speed and consistency. If you have deep experience in traditional middleware administration and a passion for automating away manual operational tasks, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities
Automation & CI/CD Engineering
Pipeline Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance CI/CD pipelines. Ensure end-to-end automation for build, deployment, validation, and release processes across development, staging, and production environments.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the transition to IaC principles using Terraform. Build and manage reusable infrastructure modules to ensure environment consistency.
Configuration Management: Utilize Ansible to automate middleware administration. Develop robust playbooks for server provisioning, patch management, and automated configuration enforcement.
Troubleshooting & Support: Act as the Tier-3 escalation point for pipeline failures, deployment bottlenecks, and automation-related anomalies in mission-critical production environments.

Middleware Governance & Security
Platform Administration: Provide expert-level administration for enterprise application server environments. Ensure optimal performance, scalability, and stability.
Security & Compliance: Implement "security-as-code" by automating SSL configurations, certificate management, and middleware security hardening protocols.
Operational Excellence: Continuously identify and eliminate manual operational tasks, driving the "automation-first" mindset across the infrastructure team.

Qualifications & Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Experience Baseline: Extensive hands-on experience in Middleware/Application Server Administration (e.g., WebSphere, JBoss, WebLogic, or Tomcat).
Automation Mastery (Strict):
oAnsible: Expert-level experience in playbook development, configuration management, and middleware deployment automation.
oCI/CD: Strong experience building pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms.
IaC Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure orchestration.
Problem Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot complex pipeline and deployment failures in large-scale enterprise environments.

Preferred Attributes
Experience integrating monitoring and logging solutions into deployment pipelines.
Deep understanding of middleware security configurations (TLS/SSL, keystores, security realms).
Ability to work in an Agile environment and collaborate closely with cross-functional development teams.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

The Know Your Rights poster is available here:
_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf

The pay transparency policy is available here:
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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AllSTEM Connections is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AllSTEM Connections participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program.
_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Additional Skills

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AllSTEM Representative Contact Info

Account Executive:

Nichols

Branch Phone:



Location:

Ontario, CA
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