WebSphere Administrator

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Deferred Compensation Plan

Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

Job summary

The City of New York's NYC Financial Information Services Agency – Office of Payroll Administration seeks a WebSphere Administrator to support production maintenance and phased HR/Payroll system rollouts. You will install, maintain and configure middleware (IBM WebSphere, MQ, Cognos) and work with multiple teams, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in middleware administration, strong WebSphere experience, Git/Ansible, and on-call readiness for a large-scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field and 4+ years in datacenter/cloud IT infra.
• Experience with IBM WebSphere (tWAS) and WebSphere Liberty on Linux/UNIX.
• Proficient in Git, Ansible, and CI/CD tooling; strong SQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain and configure middleware infrastructure (WebSphere, MQ, Cognos).
• Support production maintenance and citywide applications; 24x7 on-call support.
• Upgrade middleware, apply patches and perform root-cause analysis of issues.
• Collaborate with multiple teams and document issues and solutions.

Skills

Middleware Administration

WebSphere AS/TWAS

WebSphere Liberty

Git

Ansible

Jenkins / CI CD

DevOps practices

SQL

Java debugging

Root Cause Analysis

On-call / nights weekends

Documentation

Education

BS in CS/Engineering

Tools

IBM MQ

IBM HTTPServer

IBM WebSphere Message Broker

Oracle WebLogic

Cognos

Job description

• Salary Band: $125,000 to $150,000
• Compensation: USD 135,000 - USD 145,000

Job Description

The NYC Financial Information Services Agency – Office of Payroll Administration (FISA-OPA) has a vacancy for a WebSphere Administrator to 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 HTTPServer, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, Oracle Weblogic, 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.

Additional Information

P-568

The City of New York offers a comprehensive set of benefits and programs to employees, including health insurance, pension plan, Deferred Compensation Plan (with 457, 401K and Roth IRA options), pre-tax Commuter Benefit program, pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts programs and more. Additional benefits such as prescription drug coverage, dental benefits, vision care benefits and more are also available through District Council 37 – Local 2627, the union that represents employees in this title

Hours/Shift

35 hours Weekly/Day.

Work Location

5 Manhattan West, NY, NY

IT INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER - 95714

Qualifications

1. 1. 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,
2. 2. 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,
3. 3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.