Middleware Team Lead

Empower AI; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI in Radford, VA seeks a Middleware Team Lead to oversee middleware deployment and operations for government-focused apps. The role spans architecture, installation, and ongoing maintenance across Linux, UNIX, and Windows environments, ensuring security and performance per STIGs and ARMY requirements.

Responsibilities include driving deployment activity, monitoring middleware, and collaborating with developers to resolve issues while maintaining strong customer-facing professionalism.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years' experience with Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment.
• 3+ years of middleware administration, knowledge of IIS, Apache, WebLogic, etc.
• Knowledge of IIS, Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere or similar server systems.
• Knowledge of SOAP and REST Web Services.
• Knowledge of XML.
• Familiarity with Java or C# to assist developers.
• Knowledge of Oracle RDBMS and SQL Server is a plus.
• UNIX and Windows administration skills.
• Python and PowerShell is a plus.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and managing middleware software supporting customer applications.
• Architecting infrastructure and configuring servers across Linux, UNIX, and Windows.
• Maintaining infrastructure to meet availability and performance standards.
• Scheduling deployment activity and new mid-tier installations.
• Developing security standards for the mid-tier and ensuring compliance with ALTESS and ARMY requirements.
• Developing and maintaining mid-tier monitoring and dashboards.
• Following STIGs and performing SRR with POA&M documentation.

Skills

Customer interaction

Active DoD Secret clearance

Security STIGs knowledge

Tools

IIS

Apache Tomcat

Apache

Java

WebLogic

WebSphere

Oracle RDBMS

SQL Server

UNIX

Windows

Python

PowerShell

Job description

Middleware Team Lead (Duty Location is Radford, VA)

Job ID: 2026-9730

Job Locations: US-VA-Radford | US-VA-Roanoke

Category: IT: Administrator / Analyst / Architect / Engineer

Type: Regular Full-Time

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

Middleware Team Lead

The Middleware Team Lead role requires senior-level middleware administration experience deploying and managing middleware SW supporting customer applications. Responsible for all facets of engineering and administering the mid-tier at PL ALTESS. This includes architecting infrastructure, installing, and configuring Application and Web Servers, Portals, and associated SW products and operating system configuration in LINUX, UNIX and Windows environments. Once deployed, responsible for maintaining the infrastructure to meet availability and performance standards. Assists in the scheduling of deployment activity as well as new installations of mid-tier infrastructure. Responsible for developing security standards in the mid-tier and ensuring all systems and applications meet ALTESS and ARMY security requirements. Responsible for development and maintenance of mid-tier system monitoring and administrative dashboards to ensure a proactive approach to system management. Thorough knowledge of the Cyber Command Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) processes and procedures. Know how to perform a Security Readiness Review (SRR) and document the SRR findings in a Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) document.

Qualifications

Required:

• Experience in Computer Science or IT.
• Eight or more years' experience with Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment. 3+ years of experience with middleware administration, knowledge of IIS, apache, WebLogic, etc.
• Knowledge of Internet Information Services (IIS), Apache Tomcat (TOMCAT), Apache, Java, WebLogic, WebSphere, or similar class server systems.
• Knowledge of Web Services, both Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Representational State Transfer (REST).
• Knowledge of Extensible Markup Language (XML) is required.
• Must possess a familiarity of the Java or C# programming languages to assist developers in debugging applications.
• Knowledge of the Oracle Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and the SQL Server RDBMS is a plus.
• Knowledge of UNIX and Windows administrations skills.
• Knowledge of Python and PowerShell is a plus.
• All positions require the ability to relate to customers in a professional manner.
• Have an active DoD Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IAVM.
• Knowledge of Document Type Definition (DTD), Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT), Xerces and Xalan is a plus.

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 $127,840.00/Yr.

Pay Band Max

USD $197,870.00/Yr.