ESB / Middleware Administrator

Empower AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 87,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI in Washington, DC is seeking an ESB/Middleware Administrator to provide infrastructure support for CA servers, storage, and networking across DoS facilities worldwide.

You will monitor and maintain the Enterprise Service Bus environment, support integration of databases with partner agencies, and drive transitions to hybrid or multi‑cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) while ensuring security and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in IT or related field is required/strongly preferred.
• Secret Security Clearance required for DoS work.
• 6+ years of relevant IT/infrastructure experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide infrastructure support for CA servers, storage platforms, systems, networking equipment, and hosted systems at DoS facilities.
• Monitor and maintain the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment for optimal integration and performance.
• Support integration of database service with partner agencies and internal applications; manage middleware and messaging queues (SOA-based ESB).
• Execute transitions to hybrid or multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) to improve scalability, efficiency, and compliance.

Skills

Security

Networking

Cloud

Middleware

Education

Bachelor's in IT or related field

Secret Security Clearance

Tools

ESB (Enterprise Service Bus)

SOA

AWS

Azure

Oracle Exadata

Job description

Overview

Empower AI is AI for government. Empower AI gives federal agency leaders the tools to elevate the potential of their workforce with a direct path for meaningful transformation. Headquartered in Reston, Va., Empower AI leverages three decades of experience solving complex challenges in Health, Defense, and Civilian missions. Our proven Empower AI Platform® provides a practical, sustainable path for clients to achieve transformation that is true to who they are, what they do, how they work, with the resources they have. The result is a government workforce that is exponentially more creative and productive. For more information, visit www.Empower.ai . Empower AI is proud to be recognized as a 2024 Military Friendly Employer by Viqtory, the publisher of G.I. Jobs. This designation reflects the company’s commitment to hiring and supporting active‑duty and veteran employees.

Responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity at the Department of State! The ESB / Middleware Administrator provides infrastructure support for CA servers, storage platforms, systems, networking equipment, and hosted systems at DoS facilities both domestically and overseas.

• You will be part of the customer Infrastructure Support Team.
• You will be required to deliver comprehensive technical support for all customer global infrastructure, including coordination with Post local IT staff and cloud service providers.
• You will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) environment, ensuring optimal integration and performance.
• You are also responsible for supporting integration of database service with partner agencies and internal applications, including managing middleware and messaging queues (e.g., Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) based Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) infrastructure).
• Additionally, you will execute transitions to hybrid or multi‑cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) to improve scalability, efficiency, and compliance with DoS policies.
• You will maintain security, load balancing, and Oracle appliances (e.g., Exadata, ZDLRA), ensuring correct patch levels and configuration.
• You will also support infrastructure audits, security assessments, and compliance reporting, including system baseline validation.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

The following are the education and experience required for this position:

• 6+ years
• Bachelor's in IT or related field
• Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Requirements

• Comp TIA Sec+, ITIL 4 Foundation Certification(s)

Physical Requirements

This position requires the ability to perform the below essential functions:

• Sitting for long periods
• Standing for long periods
• Ambulate throughout an office
• Ambulate between several buildings
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as required
• Repeatedly lift and carry weight up to 40 pounds
• Travel by land or air transportation up to 10%

About Empower AI

All hiring and promotion decisions at Empower AI are based on merit to bring the best talent available to contribute to our firm’s overall success. It is the policy of Empower AI not to discriminate against any applicant for employment, or employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. Empower AI is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

If hired for this position, the base salary range would be within the range provided. The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to work location, skills, experience, gov con contractual requirements, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Empower AI's total compensation package for employees.

Pay Band Min
USD $87,320.00/Yr.

Pay Band Max
USD $135,160.00/Yr.