Web Application Infrastructure Engineer

Orion Innovation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Orion Innovation is seeking a seasoned WebSphere Administrator to support production maintenance and phased rollout of HR/Payroll middleware systems. The role focuses on installing and configuring IBM WebSphere, MQ, and Cognos in a large enterprise environment.

Knowledge of Apache Tomcat, Java errors, and relational databases is essential. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams, manage tasks to meet deadlines, and be available for 24x7 on-call support as needed.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field plus four years of full-time relevant experience, or eight years without the degree.
• Experience administering IBM WebSphere Application Server and related middleware in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/UNIX platforms and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Support installation, maintenance, and configuration of IBM WebSphere, MQ, and Cognos Middleware infrastructure.

Skills

Middleware Administration

IBM WebSphere Application

WebSphere Liberty

Linux/UNIX

Git

Ansible

CI/CD tools

Jenkins/CloudBees

IBM MQ

Cognos

Java debugging

SQL

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Git

Ansible

Jenkins/CloudBees

IBM WebSphere

IBM MQ

Cognos

Job description

Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.

Summary

WebSphere Administrator

Support ongoing production maintenance and phased rollout implementation of the HR, Benefits, and Timekeeping functions of HR/Payroll systems. This role will be a technical position responsible for the installation, maintenance, and configuration of our Middleware infrastructure (IBM WebSphere, MQ, and Cognos). Tasks will include supporting the infrastructure of critical citywide applications. This person will function as one of the technical administrators for the group, work with various teams, and must have the ability to work independently and prioritize tasks to meet project deadlines.

Preferred Skills

• 5+ years' experience of Middleware Administration, specifically in IBM WebSphere Application
• Server Traditional (tWAS) and WebSphere Liberty on Linux or UNIX based platforms.
• Experience managing WebSphere Liberty server configurations including server. xml, bootstrap.
• properties, and jvm. options.
• Experience using Git for source control and configuration management.
• Experience using Ansible for middleware administration, automation, configuration management, and
• application deployments.
• Experience with Jenkins, CloudBees, or similar Cl/CD tools is preferred.
• Experience with Configuration as Code and DevOps methodologies is preferred.
• Experience in administration of other associated middleware products like IBM MQ, IBM HTTP
• Server, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Oracle Web logic, Cognos.
• Perform Middleware application upgrades and patch installations.
• Experience in understanding and debugging Java errors.
• Good understanding of relational database concepts and experience in SQL.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience working with an enterprise wide, large scale environment.
• Ability to support 24x7 and be able to work nights/weekends as required.
• Ability to perform detailed Root Cause Analysis of problems.
• Ability to plan, manage time according to schedules, and provide status updates when required.
• Ability to work quickly to learn new applications and resolve issues.Ability to clearly document and explain symptoms and solutions to complex problems.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to be self-motivated and find answers on his/her own.
• Excellent communications skills (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are
• required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college in computer science, engineering or a related field
• and four years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or,
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and eight years of satisfactory full-time experience related to datacenter engineering and operations, cloud engineering and operations, complex IT infrastructure engineering; or,
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or"2" above.

Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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