WebSphere Administrator (IBM WebSphere/Unix/Shell)

Antwerp  ‐ Onsite
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Description

WebSphere Administrator (IBM WebSphere/Unix/Shell)

Our client based in Antwerp is looking for a WebSphere Administrator consultant.

For this redevelopment, our client uses several outsourcing partners in Asia, as well as internal development teams and contractors in Antwerp and Singapore.

The client wants to hire a configuration engineer to enforce the current Configuration Management team, that currently governs the packaging and delivery of products of the TOS suite.

Role:

The engineer will perform execution tasks to support the Delivery Department and maintenance tasks as well as monitoring/analysis in relation to performance and stability.

Tasks:

Provision environments for the different projects within the TOS suite, on Infrastructure in Antwerp and subsequently Singapore

Intake, Test, Integration

Integration with the development setup of the outsourcing partners

Streamline tooling with tools for the current TOS Suite, which is governed by the Configuration Management Team.

GTOS Infrastructure project: collaborate on the environments on the infrastructure in Singapore

Responsibilities:

  • Analyses, logs, tracks and resolves complex software/hardware matters pertaining to Middleware infrastructure applications to meet business needs
  • Performs maintenance and upgrades of existing Middleware systems in accordance with organizational standards to maintain operational stability of the system. Investigate and resolve matters of significance
  • Ensures stable performance for Middleware infrastructure components, undertakes performance. Monitoring/analysis, identifies and resolves bottlenecks. (tuning of JVM and buffer pool tuning)
  • Participates in a 24/7 on call support role
  • Provides technical guidance in areas of expertise to less experienced team members.

Technical Skills:

  • Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere applications server in a system administrator role.
  • Proficient technical understanding of web and Application Server technologies required
  • Core technical proficiencies will be: administration of IBM WebSphere Application Sever, IBM HTTP Server and other related technologies.
  • Experience in working in a Unix environment
  • Demonstrated understanding of Scripting and automation methodology as well as experience with Unix Shell and Scripting.
  • Working knowledge of HTPP/S protocol standards
  • Working knowledge of SSL and SSL certificate management

Broad Technical Background

Operating Systems: AIX/IBMi

Database knowledge of DB2 on LUW and IBMi environments (WAS/DB2 tuning)

JEE application Servers

Developer skills: familiarity with the Java programming language and common Java specifications

Scripting skills: eg. Jython

Automation tooling experience

Continuous Integration Tools (Jenkins)

Other Skills:

Training skills

Assist in knowledge transfer towards the current members of the Configuration Management team

Communication Skills

Experience:

2 to 3 years of experience in software product and/or multi-team application/Middleware configuration, (like a devops engineer)

Additional Information:

  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Start: Within 2 to 4 weeks
  • Contract duration: 6 months
Start date
01/10/2016
Duration
6Months+
(extension possible)
From
Centum Recruitment Limited
Published at
13.09.2016
Project ID:
1201643
Contract type
Freelance
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