Application Management - Data Power Admin

• Apply technical knowledge (e.g. SAP, Java, .NET) to solve application issues with moderate risk/complexity.
• Describe how WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances are configured, including the role of XSL Transformations (XSLT).
• Configure a DataPower service to protect against a new class of XML-based threats.
• Create a web service proxy to virtualize web service applications.
• Implement web services security.
• Create and configure cryptographic objects.
• Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to and from WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances.
• Configure a multi-protocol gateway (MPGW) to handle multiple protocols for a single service.
• Configure a service level monitoring (SLM) policy to handle service processing violations.
• Enforce service level policies to manage traffic to and from WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances.
• Configure support for IBM WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Java Message Service (JMS).
• Use logs and probes to troubleshoot services.
• Handle errors in service policies using Error Rules and Error Actions, or by using an Error Policy.
• Configure and deploy DataPower Patterns in WE601 and WE701.
• Describe DataPower's implementation of OAuth (2-legged and 3-legged, in WE601, WE701 and WE703).
• Integrate services with web services based on Representational State Transfer (REST) in WE601, WE701 and WE703.
• Integrate DataPower services with mobile services based on JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) in WE601, WE701 and WE703.
• Exercises independent judgment within defined practices and procedures to determine appropriate action.
• Contribute to projects from own responsibility area.
• Resolve most technical incidents independently within technical area.
• Work with team members to resolve more complex or cross-technology incidents.
• Document known errors and workarounds.
• Identify potential escalations and alert management proactively.
• Manage basic escalations with customer.
• Independently review, implement, and verify changes/solutions of moderate complexity and risk to meet customer needs within area(s) of technical responsibility.
• Understand and escalate scope changes per change control process.
• Provide continual improvement recommendations/direction setting and advice within work team.
• Balance internal needs against customer requirements and/or internal businesses/end user’s needs within defined parameters.
• Work as part of a team, which may be virtual, global, and/or multi-functional.
• Acts as an informed team member providing analysis of information and limited project direction input.
• Demonstrates basic understanding of business contract to support and meet contractual metrics and obligations in area of responsibility.
• Analyzes service performance data involving response time, throughput, and utilization across all customers for standard services to detect trends and to generate forecasts of capacity growth.
• Provide solutions to prevent problems from occurring in area of responsibility proactively.
• Conduct analysis of data and trends to define changes to increase application reliability, reduce maintenance costs, etc.

Skills

• Excellent team player.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Excellent command of English.