Application Architect

flint-international; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Flint International Middle East in Riyadh, KSA, seeks an experienced Application Architect – Cloud Applications Journeyman to lead WebSphere WAS environments and IBM MQ operations. 6–8 years of middleware experience in enterprise settings are required.

Full-time on-site role with expert-level deployment, security, and HA responsibilities. Responsibilities include deploying Java EE apps, configuring JDBC/JMS, tuning JVMs, and automating tasks with scripts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering WebSphere Application Server environments.
• Certification – IBM Certified System Administrator – WAS ND.
• Experience with clustering, load balancing, and high-availability architectures.
• Hands-on experience with production deployments and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and related components.
• Deploy Java EE applications, configure resources (JDBC, JMS), and manage JVM tuning.
• Monitor system performance, tune runtime, and maintain high availability.
• Diagnose and resolve server, application, and connectivity issues using logs and admin tools.
• Apply patches, fix packs, and version upgrades; create automation scripts.

Skills

WebSphere WAS

IBM MQ

Tools

MQSC commands

MQ Explorer

Shell scripting

IBM Integration Bus

Job description

Location: Riyadh, Ksa

Nationality: Any

Notice Period: Only Immediate joiners OR not longer than 30 days’ Notice Period

Experience: 6-8 Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job role / Specialty: Application Architect – Cloud Applications Journeyman

Required skills:

• Primary: IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
• Secondary: IBM MQ

Primary skills: We are looking for a skilled WAS Administrator with proven experience in WAS v9.0.5.x and specifically in v9.0.5.17 or later who will be responsible for:

• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server, and related components
• Deployment of Java EE applications, configure resources (JDBC, JMS), and manage JVM tuning.
• Monitoring of system performance, tuning WebSphere runtime, and maintain high availability.
• Diagnosis and resolution of server, application, and connectivity issues using logs and admin tools.
• Configuration of security roles, SSL, permissions, and enforce compliance
• Development and maintenance of backup, recovery, and failover strategies
• Apply patches, fix packs, and version upgrades
• Create scripts (Jython, Python, Bash, PowerShell) to automate routine tasks
• Maintain procedures, architecture diagrams, and troubleshooting guides

The ideal candidate should have the following:

• Understanding of servlets, EJBs, JSP, JDBC, JMS, JNDI, JTA, JAAS
• Experience with Linux, UNIX, Windows Server.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, SSL, firewalls, load balancing
• Familiarity with IHS, Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, MQ.
• Certification – IBM Certified System Administrator – WAS ND
• 5+ years administering WebSphere Application Server environments.
• Experience with clustering, load balancing, and high-availability architectures.
• Hands-on experience with production deployments, production support and performance tuning

Secondary skills: The candidate should also have secondary expertise in IBM MQ to handle the following:

• Install, configure, and maintain IBM MQ queue managers, channels, listeners, and MQ objects across distributed systems
• Design and manage queue manager networks, clustering, and distributed queue management.
• Monitor queue depth, performance, and message flow; resolve connectivity, delivery, and system errors
• Identify bottlenecks, tune MQ parameters, and integrate monitoring tools such as AppDynamics or Dynatrace
• Implement SSL/TLS, authentication, authorization, and secure messaging protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/S).
• Develop backup strategies, DR plans, and ensure high-availability configurations (RDQM, DRBD)
• Plan and execute MQ upgrades, apply patches, and migrate MQ objects with minimal downtime
• Maintain configuration records, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and troubleshooting guides.
• Work with application, networking, OS, and storage teams to ensure seamless message flow and support SIT/UAT testing

The requirements for Secondary skills on MQ are:

• Strong experience with MQ installation, configuration, MQSC commands, MQ Explorer
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS for secure and optimized message transport
• Proficiency in Linux/UNIX environments
• Ability to automate tasks using shell scripts, MQSC scripts, or integration tools.
• Familiarity with IBM Integration Bus, WebSphere Message Broker, Java/SpringBoot (role-dependent)
• Experience with MQ clustering, distributed queue management, and high-availability architectures
• Certification in IBM Certified System Administrator – MQ
• 6 –8 years of hands‑on IBM MQ administration experience

FLINT INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST

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