Senior Middleware Engineer – Vulnerability Management

Unisys; Connecticut; Presencial; USD 110.000 - 160.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan

Comprehensive healthcare

HSA matching

Ongoing learning opportunities

Descripción de la vacante

Unisys is seeking an experienced middleware engineer to provide day-to-day support for platforms such as WebLogic, Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, IBM MQ, and Apache/IIS. The role includes vulnerability fixes, patching, and hardening to meet security standards.

You will mentor team members and develop automation to streamline operations. The position requires 6–8 years of relevant experience, strong Linux/Unix skills, and a track record of incident and change management.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 6–8 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience running middleware platforms in enterprise production environments.
• Experience fixing vulnerabilities through patching, upgrades and hardening.

Responsabilidades

• Provide day-to-day support for middleware platforms including installation, configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Lead vulnerability fixes and hardening efforts per security policies.
• Coordinate with Security teams to assess vulnerabilities and plan fixes within timeframes.
• Resolve incidents and perform root-cause analysis to improve availability.
• Handle ITSM incidents, problems and changes; ensure SLAs are met.
• Mentor teammates and document procedures for scalable operations.
• Develop automation scripts to streamline patches, deployments, and routine tasks.
• Maintain monitoring tools and contribute to capacity planning and service improvements.

Conocimientos

Middleware administration

Linux/Unix

Scripting

Incident and problem management

Automation

Educación

BA/BS degree

Herramientas

Ansible

Tenable/Nessus

Qualys

Rapid7

Descripción del empleo

• Provide day-to-day support for middleware platforms [Oracle WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, IBM MQ, Apache/IIS], including installation, configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Lead vulnerability fixes for middleware components: review scan findings, prioritize by risk, and apply patches, version upgrades, configuration changes and hardening.
• Keep middleware compliant with security policies and hardening standards [CIS Benchmarks], and track each fix through to closure.
• Work with Security teams to review new vulnerabilities and vendor advisories, determine which systems are exposed, and plan fixes within agreed timeframes.
• Resolve complex incidents and problems, perform root-cause analysis and put permanent fixes in place to improve availability and reliability.
• Handle incidents, problems and changes through ITSM processes and meet service level agreements.
• Mentor and coach team members, sharing knowledge and documented procedures so the team relies less on escalations.
• Plan and implement new releases, updates and corrections to middleware and related applications.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation [Bash, Python, WLST, Ansible] to streamline patching, vulnerability fixes, deployments and routine operational tasks.
• Evaluate, recommend and maintain monitoring and management tools.
• Contribute to middleware projects, capacity planning and service improvements as capacity permits.
• Explain technical issues and risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.

What Success Looks Like In This Role

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for middleware platforms [Oracle WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, IBM MQ, Apache/IIS], including installation, configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Lead vulnerability fixes for middleware components: review scan findings, prioritize by risk, and apply patches, version upgrades, configuration changes and hardening.
• Keep middleware compliant with security policies and hardening standards [CIS Benchmarks], and track each fix through to closure.
• Work with Security teams to review new vulnerabilities and vendor advisories, determine which systems are exposed, and plan fixes within agreed timeframes.
• Resolve complex incidents and problems, perform root-cause analysis and put permanent fixes in place to improve availability and reliability.
• Handle incidents, problems and changes through ITSM processes and meet service level agreements.
• Mentor and coach team members, sharing knowledge and documented procedures so the team relies less on escalations.
• Plan and implement new releases, updates and corrections to middleware and related applications.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation [Bash, Python, WLST, Ansible] to streamline patching, vulnerability fixes, deployments and routine operational tasks.
• Evaluate, recommend and maintain monitoring and management tools.
• Contribute to middleware projects, capacity planning and service improvements as capacity permits.
• Explain technical issues and risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.

Required 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).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with vulnerability scanning tools [Tenable/Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7].
• Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management, Java runtime patching and secure configuration.
• Experience with automation tools [Ansible].
• Experience mentoring or leading technical staff.

Unisys offers an outstanding benefits package, featuring unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan, comprehensive healthcare, HSA matching, ongoing learning opportunities, and more! We're committed to supporting work-life balance and investing in your future success.

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