Middleware Specialist

Requirements:

• Understanding of Middleware (WAS,WMQ,WMB,BPM,DB2) runtime topologies and architecture and troubleshooting experience with the ability to analyze technical problems to prevent future occurrence
• Experience in Middleware application security architecture and performing application deployments (WAS,WMQ,WMB,BPM,DB2)
• Experience in HA clustering and failover
• Experience in Distributed Operating Systems (Linux and Windows)
• Experience in Web services (., SOAP, UDDI, WSDL, etc.)
• Ability to comprehend and respond to process changes, exhibit adherence and make judgmental decisions
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences of varying technical aptitudes
• Ability to structure, draft and review technical documentation
• Ability to work under pressure and remain decisive
• Should be able to mentor junior member of the team
• Should act as a role model
• Ability to conceptualize problems
• Willingness to learn new things and technologies
• Flexible if workflow is changing
• Fluent English (spoken and written)
• Communicative competence (pro-active)
• Team player

Nice to have skills:

• ITIL Certified (foundation or/and practitioner) or a strong working knowledge of ITIL Incident, Problem and Change Management disciplines
• Experience in performing Middleware migrations
• Experience in monitoring and troubleshooting of PureAS appliances and services
• Experience in SOA technologies (ESB, SCA, SDO, CBE), message transport technologies (JMS,(S)FTP(S), HTTP(S), SSL), Web Services technologies (SOAP, WSDL, WS-*), data mapping and transformation technologies (XML, XSD, XSLT, XPATH), and data base technologies (JDBC, Oracle/SQL)

Description:

• Administration (Installation, upgrades, performance tuning, configuring security and troubleshooting) of WebSphere Message Queue (WMQ), WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) and WebSphere Application Server (WAS), IBM Business Process Manager, DB2
• Will maximize the availability and performance for Middleware components (WAS,WMQ,WMB,BPM,DB2)
• Will provide technical assistance to customer staff of developers, operators and administrators
• Providing root cause analysis and fix for infrastructure issues to prevent their recurrence and thereby potential business impact
• Validating backup techniques to ensure ease of system recoverability
• Maintaining the system integrity and security by following the published Configuration Standards and Best Practices
• Timely security patching and applying recommended maintenance fixes as required
• Support and implementation of the Security policies and Controls