WebLogic Lead Developer — Enterprise Middleware & Automation

Seargin Ltd; Dunstable; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

B2B Contract

Global opportunities

Engaging IT projects

Competitive remuneration

International projects

Private medical care

MultiSport

Job summary

Seargin Ltd is seeking an experienced Enterprise Middleware Administrator in the UK to support WebLogic, WebSphere, IBM MQ and Tomcat across Windows and Linux. You will install, configure and safeguard middleware platforms, drive upgrades and ensure high availability.

The role requires strong scripting (Shell/WLST) and ITIL‑like operational discipline, with exposure to DevOps tools and international project work. Strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive WebLogic and WebSphere administration experience in Windows and Linux.
• Hands-on middleware support for WebLogic, WebSphere, IBM MQ and J2EE apps.
• Proven middleware upgrades, migrations, deployments and patching across enterprise environments.
• Production support experience, incident management and SLA adherence.
• Knowledge of deployments, load balancing, high availability and server integrations.
• Strong Shell/Bash scripting with WLST automation for deployments and health checks.

Responsibilities

• Administer medium to large J2EE middleware deployments (WebLogic/WebSphere).
• Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, and patching in Windows and Linux.
• Provide production support, troubleshoot incidents and outages per SLAs.
• Deploy apps, ensure availability, load balancing and failover.
• Configure server integrations with front‑end web servers and propagate WLST scripts.
• Create automation scripts for deployments, monitoring and domain creation.

Skills

WebLogic administration

WebSphere administration

IBM MQ

J2EE deployments

Shell scripting

WLST automation

Performance tuning

ITIL awareness

Windows & Linux

Tools

WLST

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

Bitbucket

ITIL

Job description

Seargin Ltd is seeking an experienced Enterprise Middleware Administrator in the UK to support WebLogic, WebSphere, IBM MQ and Tomcat across Windows and Linux. You will install, configure and safeguard middleware platforms, drive upgrades and ensure high availability.

The role requires strong scripting (Shell/WLST) and ITIL‑like operational discipline, with exposure to DevOps tools and international project work. Strong communication skills are essential.