Responsibilities

Work with end users, developers, architects, and team lead in developing middleware configurations and platform products based on requirements.
Responsible for building hardened and resilient environments with in-depth experience with middleware standards and best practices
Evaluate system architecture and make recommendations as required
Coordinate and collaborate with other project team members throughout the project implementation to meet project goals
Demonstrate experience troubleshooting complex multi-tiered application architectures with disparate middleware technologies
Engage in the maintenance and support activities, which include performing troubleshooting, incident response, and patching in a timely manner
Coordinate with vendors and support team on problem resolution, implementation issues, and upgrades

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Must have a minimum of 5 years of work experience as a middleware systems engineer
Possess in-depth knowledge on implementing and operating application server and web server middleware platforms, which include configuration, clustering setup, hardening, and tuning, on products such as; IBM WebSphere Application Server; Oracle WebLogic Server; Red Hat JBoss EAP; HTTP servers (IBM HTTP server, Oracle iPlanet server, JBoss webserver); Apache Tomcat; IIS
Hands-on experience in Messaging Queue implementation
Strong understanding of platform stacks that middleware runs on, including Unix-variant, Linux-variant and Windows Operating System
Working skill in shell scripting and process automation
Solid understanding of secure communications for web applications (PKI, SSL)
Broad exposure to a variety of other technologies (e.g. Server virtualization, database, network) with a firm understanding of the interdependencies between those technologies.
Familiar with HTTP, TCP/IP, load balancing, and firewalls
Must be able to work independently on the assignments – including communicating with end users/ developers/ architects on information gathering and actual implementation
Ability to learn in a fast-paced environment and acquire of modern technologies
Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
Self-motivated with a positive “can-do” attitude, passionate about problem-solving and willing in picking up new skillsets
Experience in Scripting and coding such as Python, Bash/ shell