Sr Middleware Administrator -Onsite Interview

American Business Solutions Inc.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT Services and Consulting is seeking a Sr Middleware Administrator in Columbus, Ohio. The role involves extensive experience with WebSphere, RabbitMQ, and MuleSoft, focusing on technical administration, integration, and leadership. Candidates should have a strong background in cloud products and application security, with a minimum of 12 years of experience. This is a contract position requiring participation in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years total experience required.
• 8+ years in WebSphere administration.
• Experience with cloud products (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) required.

Responsibilities

• Perform WebSphere upgrades, patches, and security fixes.
• Manage OpenShift clusters and CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide guidance and technical consultation for IT teams.

Skills

WebSphere administration

RabbitMQ administration

MuleSoft administration

Unix/Linux administration

Networking

Application security

Cloud products administration

Technical consulting

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Ansible

Jenkins

Kubernetes

Job description

Sr Middleware Administrator -Onsite Interview

Sr Middleware Administrator -Onsite Interview

• Extensive experience with WebSphere, RabbitMQ, MuleSoft, Unix/Linux administration, and networking
• Strong understanding of network architecture for application integration
• Expertise in high-availability, vertical/horizontal scaling, and disaster recovery
• Proficiency in Single Sign-On (SSO), load balancing, firewall management, and IP subnet configuration
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace) and CI/CD pipelines (Ansible, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, Bitbucket)
• Knowledge of storage subsystems and application security best practices
• Web services, data integration techniques, and API transformation (JSON/SOAP)

Technical Administration & Integration

• Perform WebSphere upgrades, patches, and security fixes
• Set up and administer RabbitMQ and MuleSoft platforms
• Manage OpenShift clusters, security, automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions
• Collaborate with developers to design and maintain production environments
• Install, configure, and deploy WebSphere servers on AIX/Linux
• Work with web servers (Apache, IBM HTTP Server, IIS) and SSL security

Technical Leadership & Consulting

• Provide guidance and technical consultation for IT teams
• Lead discussions on emerging technologies and enterprise implementation strategies
• Advise on API security and policy management
• Conduct technical audits, risk assessments, and root cause analysis
• Champion best practices, automation solutions, and quality standards
• Working knowledge of Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
• Deploy and manage applications in on-prem and cloud environments
• Recommend infrastructure solutions with cloud vendors
• Experience with containers, microservices, and Kubernetes

Required Experience -

Minimum 12 years total

• 8+ years in WebSphere administration

• 2+ years in cloud products administration (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)

• 3+ years in RabbitMQ administration

• 2+ years in MuleSoft administration

• 2+ years in Red Hat OpenShift administration

• 3+ years managing application security products

• 3+ years working with government agencies

• 5+ years providing senior-level technical consulting to IT management

• 3+ years advising IT teams on emerging technologies

Preferred Education-

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent technical experience)

Remote Position-

Work 8-10 hours/day, Monday–Friday (JFS core hours: 7 AM–6 PM EST)

On-call rotation participation required

Required/Desired Skills Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience WebSphere administration Required 8 Years Senior-level technical consulting to IT management Required 5 Years RabbitMQ administration Required 3 Years Application security product management Required 3 Years Experience working with government agencies Required 3 Years Experience advising IT teams on emerging technologies Required 3 Years MuleSoft administration Required 2 Years Red Hat OpenShift administration Required 2 Years Cloud products administration (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) Required 2 Years

Engagement Type

Contract

Technical Knowledge

• Extensive experience with WebSphere, RabbitMQ, MuleSoft, Unix/Linux administration, and networking
• Strong understanding of network architecture for application integration
• Expertise in high-availability, vertical/horizontal scaling, and disaster recovery
• Proficiency in Single Sign-On (SSO), load balancing, firewall management, and IP subnet configuration
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace) and CI/CD pipelines (Ansible, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, Bitbucket)
• Knowledge of storage subsystems and application security best practices
• Web services, data integration techniques, and API transformation (JSON/SOAP)

Technical Administration & Integration

• Perform WebSphere upgrades, patches, and security fixes
• Set up and administer RabbitMQ and MuleSoft platforms
• Manage OpenShift clusters, security, automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and implement solutions
• Collaborate with developers to design and maintain production environments
• Install, configure, and deploy WebSphere servers on AIX/Linux
• Work with web servers (Apache, IBM HTTP Server, IIS) and SSL security

Technical Leadership & Consulting

• Provide guidance and technical consultation for IT teams
• Lead discussions on emerging technologies and enterprise implementation strategies
• Advise on API security and policy management
• Conduct technical audits, risk assessments, and root cause analysis
• Champion best practices, automation solutions, and quality standards

Cloud Management & Deployment

• Working knowledge of Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud
• Deploy and manage applications in on-prem and cloud environments
• Recommend infrastructure solutions with cloud vendors
• Experience with containers, microservices, and Kubernetes

Required Experience -

Minimum 12 years total

• 8+ years in WebSphere administration

• 2+ years in cloud products administration (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)

• 3+ years in RabbitMQ administration

• 2+ years in MuleSoft administration

• 2+ years in Red Hat OpenShift administration

• 3+ years managing application security products

• 3+ years working with government agencies

• 5+ years providing senior-level technical consulting to IT management

• 3+ years advising IT teams on emerging technologies

Preferred Education-

Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent technical experience)

Remote Position-

Work 8-10 hours/day, Monday–Friday (JFS core hours: 7 AM–6 PM EST)

On-call rotation participation required

Required/Desired Skills Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience WebSphere administration Required 8 Years Senior-level technical consulting to IT management Required 5 Years RabbitMQ administration Required 3 Years Application security product management Required 3 Years Experience working with government agencies Required 3 Years Experience advising IT teams on emerging technologies Required 3 Years MuleSoft administration Required 2 Years Red Hat OpenShift administration Required 2 Years Cloud products administration (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) Required 2 Years

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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