Middleware Engineer (WAS Expert | Banking)

GMP TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore seeks an experienced middleware specialist to support WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and other middleware technologies. You will collaborate with teams to ensure performance and reliability, troubleshoot issues, and engage in continuous improvement and DevOps activities. A Bachelor's degree in IT and 5-8 years of relevant experience are required. The role offers a yearly renewable contract with potential for permanent employment.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of hands-on experience with middleware technologies.
• Experience with ITIL Service Management framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert support for WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents related to WAS.
• Drive continuous improvements in middleware operations.

Skills

Expertise in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)

Middleware technologies

Linux/Unix/Windows proficiency

Monitoring tools (Nagios, ServiceNow)

Scripting languages (Java, Shell, Python, PowerShell)

DevOps practices (CI/CD, Jenkins, Ansible)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert support and operations for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) alongside other middleware platforms like JBoss/Wildfly, Tomcat, Jetty, IIS, and MQ Series.
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of WAS environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, problems, and service requests related to WAS and middleware services.
• Collaborate with development, project, and business teams to deliver integration and migration project goals.
• Drive continuous improvements in middleware operations using automation and performance tuning.
• Participate in DevOps activities including CI/CD pipelines, continuous monitoring, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain documentation and workflows related to WAS and middleware platforms.
• Engage in on-call support rotation and shift work as required.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of hands-on experience with middleware technologies, especially IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
• Familiarity with other middleware platforms such as JBoss, Wildfly, Tomcat, Apache Kafka, and container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Proficient with Linux, Unix, and/or Windows operating systems.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, ServiceNow, Geneos) and scripting languages (Java, Shell, Python, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of ITIL Service Management framework (Incident, Problem, Change).
• Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Git) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, customer-focused mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior DevOps engineering experience.
• Background in banking or financial services sector is advantageous.

Additional info:

• This role is offered on a yearly renewable contract basis, with the potential for permanent employment based on performance.
• Able to support rotational shift scheduled based on duty roaster (Paris and/or New York and/or Asia time zone).
• Able to provide on-call support during non-business hours/and or on weekends.

To apply, please visit www.gmprecruit.com and search for Job Reference: V6W6884R

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Yingying at [e-mail]

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | EA Personnel: Lai Yingying | Registration No: R1110239

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