Senior Middleware Automation & Security Engineer

Praxy; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys is seeking a Senior Middleware Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise middleware platforms, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance. The role emphasizes automation to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort across Linux and Windows servers.

You will work with WebSphere, WebLogic, Apache/Tomcat, and related components, performing patching, vulnerability management, and configuration updates. Strong scripting skills and experience with CI/CD pipelines are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of middleware administration experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise WebSphere and WebLogic environments.
• Experience in security remediation, vulnerability management, and audit compliance.
• Demonstrated experience developing automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support IBM WebSphere, IBM HTTP Server, Oracle WebLogic, Apache, Tomcat, IIS, and WebSphere Portal environments.
• Perform security remediation activities, vulnerability management, patching, upgrades, and compliance validation.
• Administer Linux and Windows servers supporting middleware environments.
• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions for middleware administration, patching, compliance validation, and operational support activities.
• Develop and maintain Shell, Python, and JACL scripts to automate recurring administrative tasks.
• Automate deployments, middleware configuration updates, certificate management processes, reporting, and system health checks.
• Support CI/CD deployment processes and enterprise automation tools where applicable.
• Perform middleware performance monitoring, JVM tuning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Execute change management, incident management, and service restoration activities.
• Maintain documentation, procedures, audit evidence, and compliance records.

Skills

Middleware admin

WebSphere

WebLogic

Security remediation

Automation

Scripting (Shell, Python)

CI/CD support

JVM tuning

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

IBM WebSphere

Oracle WebLogic

Apache Tomcat

IIS

Linux/Windows servers

Jenkins

Git

Ansible

Job description

Unisys is seeking a Senior Middleware Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise middleware platforms, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance. The role emphasizes automation to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort across Linux and Windows servers.

You will work with WebSphere, WebLogic, Apache/Tomcat, and related components, performing patching, vulnerability management, and configuration updates. Strong scripting skills and experience with CI/CD pipelines are essential.