Inperson Interview _IBM Middleware Engineer- Alpharetta GA

Themesoft Inc; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

The IBM Middleware Engineer role with Themesoft Inc in Alpharetta, GA is an onsite contract position requiring three days in office. Duration expected 6-12+ months.

You will manage IBM BAW solutions and install/configure IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation to ensure high availability and performance. Responsibilities include CP4BA setup on-prem/cloud, middleware management (WAS/Liberty, DB2/Oracle, MQ, LDAP), health checks, patches, automation with Ansible/Jenkins, and cross-team collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience supporting IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW) in production.
• Experience configuring IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA), ideally on Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong middleware and integration knowledge including WebSphere, Liberty, DB2/Oracle, MQ, FileNet, LDAP.

Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in setup, configuration, and administration of CP4BA on-premises and cloud (OpenShift/Kubernetes).
• Manage middleware components (WebSphere, Liberty, DB2/Oracle, MQ, FileNet, LDAP integration) for BAW and Cloud Pak.
• Perform health checks, capacity planning, system monitoring, and performance tuning of middleware and workflow environments.
• Execute patches, upgrades, and hotfixes for IBM BAW and related middleware with minimal downtime.
• Automate deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management using tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, or similar.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
• Collaborate with development, OA, infrastructure, and security teams for provisioning and troubleshooting.
• Implement, configure, and monitor HA/DR solutions for IBM BAW and Cloud Pak at the middleware layer.
• Provide support for IBM BAW environments, including root cause analysis and incident resolution.
• Participate in weekend production deployment and support.
• Ensure compliance with security guidelines and best practices throughout middleware stack.

Skills

Middleware expertise

CI/CD automation

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

WebSphere Application Server

Liberty

DB2/Oracle

Elastic Search

Kafka

LDAP integration

Jenkins

Ansible

Bash/PowerShell scripting

OpenShift

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

JIRA

ServiceNow

Zapplets

Job description

Job Type : Contractual

Location : ALPHARETTA

Job Overview

Role Name - IBM Middleware Engineer
Alpharetta GA - Need to work from office 3 Days a week and Face2 Face Round of Interview
Duration: 6-12+ months
WorkArrangement:Onsite
EmploymentType:Contract

We are seeking an experienced Middleware Engineer to manage, support, and optimize IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW) solutions. This role will also be responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability of business automation platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or participate in the setup, configuration, and administration of IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA) both on-premises and on cloud (OpenShift/Kubernetes).
• Manage middleware components (WebSphere Application Server/Liberty, DB2/Oracle, MQ, FileNet, LDAP integration, etc.) for BAW and Cloud Pak.
• Perform regular health checks, capacity planning, system monitoring, and performance tuning of middleware and workflow environments.
• Execute patches, upgrades, and hotfixes for IBM BAW and related middleware components while minimizing downtime.
• Automate routine tasks involving deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management using tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, or similar.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles for internal support teams.
• Collaborate with development, OA, infrastructure, and security teams for environment provisioning, deployments, and troubleshooting cross-functional issues.
• Implement, configure, and monitor HA/DR solutions for IBM BAW and Cloud Pak at the middleware layer.
• Provide support for IBM BAW environments, including troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of incidents impacting business workflows.
• Participate in weekend production deployment and support.
• Ensure compliance with security guidelines and best practices throughout middleware stack.

Required Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience supporting IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW, BPM, or similar) in production environments.
• Experience setting up and supporting IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA), ideally on Red Hat OpenShift.
• Strong knowledge of middleware technologies: IBM WebSphere Application Server, Liberty, Elastic Search, Postgres DB. DB2/Oracle, IBM MO, Kafka, and LDAP integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Bash/PowerShell scripting).
• Demonstrated expertise in issue troubleshooting, performance tuning, and environment management.
• Strong knowledge on Open telemetry monitoring tool - Prometheus, Loki, Grafana, Splunk.
• Familiarity with high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR) configurations, and related concepts.
• Experience with cloud and containerization platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Good understanding of ITIL JIRA, Service NOW, Zapplets.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

[Themesoft Inc] is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Skills

ANSIBLE,AUTOMATION TOOLS,DISASTER RECOVERY,BASH,MIDDLEWARE,BPM,ELASTIC SEARCH,CI/CD