Senior Middleware Administrator | TEKsystems | Hyderabad / Pune, India (Hybrid)

Tech Junction Ltd; Hyderabad, Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,300,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems (Allegis Group) seeks a Senior Middleware Administrator with 6–10 years of enterprise middleware experience to own and optimize WebSphere and MQ environments on Linux. You will deploy, monitor, and tune WAS/MQ, manage RHEL server configurations, and automate via Ansible and Jenkins in a hybrid Hyderabad or Pune setting.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting, capacity planning, performance tuning, and documentation, with collaboration across software, security, and infra teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 to 10 years of progressive professional experience in middleware administration or enterprise infrastructure support.
• Strong, demonstrable hands-on professional expertise in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ administration.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Unix/Linux administration, specifically Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Solid practical experience in middleware performance tuning, troubleshooting, thread-dump analysis, and heap-dump diagnostics.
• Working knowledge of automation and CI/CD tools such as Ansible and Jenkins for infrastructure configuration.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities under high-pressure enterprise conditions.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills with strong stakeholder collaboration and coordination abilities.
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and physical availability for hybrid work operations in Hyderabad or Pune, India.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, tune, and maintain enterprise IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ infrastructures.
• Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server environments, operating system configurations, kernel tuning, and patching.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale clustered middleware applications across high-availability hybrid environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application server errors, messaging queue bottlenecks, and connectivity failures.
• Implement automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning workflows utilizing Ansible and Jenkins.
• Conduct proactive performance monitoring, capacity planning, log analysis, and resource optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional software engineering, database administration, and security operations squads.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation of architecture topologies, deployment runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

Skills

WAS administration

IBM MQ

RHEL administration

Automation (Ansible/Jenkins)

CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshooting

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/EC

Tools

Ansible

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Position Summary:

TEKsystems (Allegis Group) is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Senior Middleware Administrator with 6 to 10 years of progressive professional experience in enterprise middleware administration, IBM WebSphere application servers, and Linux infrastructure to join our team on a full-time hybrid basis in Hyderabad or Pune, India. In this critical infrastructure engineering role, you will be responsible for provisioning, administering, securing, and optimizing mission-critical middleware environments, WebSphere application servers, and IBM MQ messaging systems. You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), middleware automation, and high-availability cluster architectures to deliver uncompromised system uptime, optimal performance, and operational excellence. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier global technology staffing and IT services enterprise.

Detailed Job Description:

As a Senior Middleware Administrator supporting TEKsystems in Hyderabad or Pune, India, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of enterprise middleware infrastructure, application server deployment, messaging queue management, and systems reliability. Your day-to-day responsibilities include installing, configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ environments, managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating system configurations and patching, monitoring system performance, resource utilization, and throughput across distributed servers, implementing automated deployments and configuration management using Ansible and Jenkins, collaborating with cross-functional software development, security, and infrastructure squads, conducting root-cause analysis for complex production incidents, ensuring strict compliance with enterprise security baselines, and operating under a flexible hybrid work model. You will utilize your proactive troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills to resolve complex middleware and operating system anomalies under strict project delivery timelines. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements ensuring strict compliance with the 6-10 years experience requirement, WebSphere/MQ expertise, and hybrid presence in Hyderabad or Pune.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer, configure, tune, and maintain enterprise IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ infrastructures.
• Manage Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) server environments, operating system configurations, kernel tuning, and patching.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale clustered middleware applications across high-availability hybrid environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application server errors, messaging queue bottlenecks, and connectivity failures.
• Implement automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure provisioning workflows utilizing Ansible and Jenkins.
• Conduct proactive performance monitoring, capacity planning, log analysis, and resource optimization.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional software engineering, database administration, and security operations squads.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation of architecture topologies, deployment runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 6 to 10 years of progressive professional experience in middleware administration or enterprise infrastructure support.
• Strong, demonstrable hands-on professional expertise in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM MQ administration.
• Comprehensive working knowledge of Unix/Linux administration, specifically Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Solid practical experience in middleware performance tuning, troubleshooting, thread-dump analysis, and heap-dump diagnostics.
• Working knowledge of automation and CI/CD tools such as Ansible and Jenkins for infrastructure configuration.
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, debugging, and problem-solving capabilities under high-pressure enterprise conditions.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills with strong stakeholder collaboration and coordination abilities.
• Mandatory legal work eligibility and physical availability for hybrid work operations in Hyderabad or Pune, India.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Professional certifications such as IBM Certified System Administrator for WebSphere Application Server or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• Prior professional working experience in top-tier global IT services, banking, financial services, or telecommunications enterprises.
• Hands-on familiarity with containerization platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud migration initiatives (AWS, Azure).
• Experience with advanced observability and monitoring suites (Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana).

Application Information:

• Recruiter: TEKsystems (Allegis Group) Recruitment Division
• Contact Name: Haritha Chowdary (Candidate Manager & HR Specialist)
• Email: `[e-mail]`
• Phone:
• Company Website: https://www.teksystems.com
• Salary/Rate: Market Competitive / Enterprise Technology Package
• Deadline: Open until filled (Urgent Hyderabad & Pune Hybrid Opening)
• Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days Preferred
• Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time Hybrid Engagement (Hyderabad / Pune, India)