IBM Technical Specialist - Middleware In Trenton, NJ - Inperson Interview

IBM Technical Specialist - Middleware

In-Person Interview Preferred. Note: This is a hybrid position. The candidate will work in the office one day per week and must be local. A 4-year college degree or equivalent technical study is required.

Summary: The IBM Technical Specialist - Middleware, under the direct supervisor of the Chief of the AOC's Information Technology Office (ITO) or other designated ITO representative, will collaborate and provide technical expertise to ITO and assigned units. The ideal candidate must have experience in migrating and upgrading to a newer version of WebSphere. The ideal candidate should have experience in planning, design, and assessment of new and existing middleware infrastructures.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Experience in the migration of customer or vendor applications running on WebSphere from one major version to another.
• Demonstrate expertise with the most recent and relevant technologies in the middleware arena.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups including vendors.
• Skills include: WebSphere Application Server 8.5 or higher, IBM HTTP and/or Apache web servers, UNIX/Linux (AIX/RHEL preferred), Pega BPM, Automation scripting (Ansible, WAS, Unix/Linux, Cloud Formation preferred), WebSphere MQSeries 8.0 or higher, DataPower Gateway Administration, Amazon Web Services, Broadcom/CA APM (Wily/Introscope), IBM MDM/IIS (IBM Information Server), WebFocus Reporting Server.

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration, and administration of WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP server versions 8.5 and above.
• Configuration and administration of PEGA BPM v 7.x and above.
• Migration of WebSphere Application Server environments from one major release to another.
• Administration and configuration of WebSphere MQSeries 8.0 or higher.
• Administration of AIX and RHEL servers.
• Develop Jython/JACL, wsadmin, Unix/Linux shell scripts.
• Develop/execute/analyze AWS Cloud Formation scripts.
• Experience with configuring performance management tools such as Broadcom/CA APM for analyzing and troubleshooting servers and applications.
• Implement SSL/TLS configurations. Experience with certificate management.
• Understanding of network security, firewalls, ADCs, VIPs, etc. Experience integrating with Microsoft AD/ADLDS and IBM ISAM/Webseal.
• Administration, configuration of IBM DataPower Gateway (preferred).
• Installation, configuration, and administration of IBM MDM and IBM Information Server (preferred); of WebFocus Reporting Server (preferred).
• Experience working in a DevOps environment (preferred) and a cloud computing environment (preferred).

Required Experience:

• Websphere Application Server Administration 8.5 or higher: 8 Years
• IBM HTTP Server Administration: 8 Years
• UNIX/Linux (AIX/RHEL preferred): 8 Years
• PEGA BPM Administration: 5 Years
• Automation Scripting (Ansible, Cloud Formation preferred): 5 Years
• WebSphere MQSeries: 3 Years
• AWS Cloud Administration: 3 Years
• Data Power Administration: 2 Years
• CA APM (Wily): 3 Years
• IBM MDM/Information Server: 2 Years
• Experience with collaborating with internal and external groups: 4 Years
• 4-year college degree or equivalent technical study: 4 Years