Roles and Responsibilities
Troubleshoot, stabilize, test, and optimize applications and infrastructure
Support on-call staff in restoring services, resolving incidents, RCA, and problem tickets
Develop custom monitoring for WebSphere environments and integrate with external tools (e.g., Introscope, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ITCAM, Instana, Zabbix)
Drive modernization initiatives with IBM Liberty on containers/cloud and automate recurring tasks (CI/CD, etc.)
Architect infrastructure solutions for performance, high availability, and disaster recovery
Plan, install, configure, migrate, and manage WebSphere environments and web services infrastructure
Mentor client staff on infrastructure change and configuration management practices
Skills and Experience
Current, in-depth expertise with WebSphere Application Server ND (v8.5 and v9), IBM HTTP Server, and Apache web servers, plus prior experience with earlier WebSphere versions
Strong integration skills for deployment, troubleshooting, and tuning Java/JEE applications and platforms, including:
IBM Enterprise Content Management (FileNet P8) and IBM Cram Social Program Management
IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services
AIX, Solaris, Linux (RHEL), and VMware
WebSphere Services Registry and Repository
IBM DB2 and Oracle databases
IBM Forms Server, IBM WebSphere MQ, ACE, IBM Worklight Server
Tivoli Access Manager and OKTA
ColdFusion