Senior Middleware Engineer & Vulnerability Lead

101 Unisys Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan with matching

Comprehensive healthcare and HSA

Job summary

Unisys is seeking an experienced middleware specialist to provide day-to-day support for enterprise middleware platforms and to lead vulnerability patches and hardening efforts. You will work with security teams to review advisories, apply patches, and ensure CIS Benchmark compliance while maintaining strong incident response and automation capabilities.

The role requires hands-on Linux/Unix administration, scripting in Bash/Python/WLST, and experience with ITIL-based incident/problem/change

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree and 6-8 years' relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong hands-on experience running middleware or application server platforms in enterprise production environments.
• Proven experience fixing vulnerabilities through patching, upgrades and hardening, working from scan reports.
• Solid Linux/Unix administration skills, with scripting and automation experience [Bash, Python, WLST].
• Experience with incident, problem and change management (ITIL or similar).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for middleware platforms (Oracle WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, IBM MQ, Apache/IIS).
• Lead vulnerability fixes for middleware components and track fixes to closure.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and CIS Benchmarks; review vulnerabilities with Security teams.
• Perform root-cause analysis of incidents and implement permanent fixes.
• Develop scripts and automation to streamline patching, deployments, and operations.
• Maintain runbooks, knowledge articles, and documentation.

Skills

Middleware platforms

Linux/Unix administration

Scripting/Automation

Incident/Change management

Security patching/hardening

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tenable/Nessus

Qualys

Rapid7

Ansible

Job description

Unisys is seeking an experienced middleware specialist to provide day-to-day support for enterprise middleware platforms and to lead vulnerability patches and hardening efforts. You will work with security teams to review advisories, apply patches, and ensure CIS Benchmark compliance while maintaining strong incident response and automation capabilities.

The role requires hands-on Linux/Unix administration, scripting in Bash/Python/WLST, and experience with ITIL-based incident/problem/change