Description
Websphere Support Admin
Gaithersburg, MD
Contract to Hire
Salary 95k to 100k
Experienced WebSphere Application Server administrator with strong Korn Shell Scripting experience. Also desired are any of the following (in order of preference) Websphere MQSeries, WebSphere DataPower, WebSphere Message Broker, WebSPhere Interchange Server. Excellent verbal and written communications skills are a must.
Experience:
3 to 5 years of IT work experience in production and operations support.
Areas of Responsibility:
Configure Middleware related server and client software as needed.
Test, implement, and integrate Middleware products as required.
Script routinely executed production tasks such that execution can easily be delegated to other appropriate support groups.
Script routinely requested development tasks such that they can be executed by application development teams whenever they are needed.
Ensure all Middleware environments are created and utilized in alignment with MI governance.
Administer and support Middleware products in production, test, and development environments.
Create all necessary documentation to build, administer, and support all test, development, and production Middleware environments.
Ensure that appropriate health-checks are performed in appropriate intervals having corresponding procedures to respond to anticipated conditions.
Work with applications developers, database analysts, and other support staff to troubleshoot and/or implement product features.
Work with OS level administrators to help Middleware product integration into server OS environments.
Work with other support teams as needed to seamlessly transition any Middleware environments targeted for production at the Computing and Network Center.
Create and distribute documentation required for support staff to monitor and troubleshoot Middleware related problems from MCNC.
Provide on-call support as needed (24 X 7)
Technical Skills/Qualifications:
3-5 Years WebSphere Application Server Administration
3-5 Years MQSeries Administration
1-3 Years DataPower Administration
1-3 Years WebSphere Business Integrator Administration
1-3 Years ICS Administration
Strong Shell Scripting experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Technical Skills/Other:
Informatica Administration
UNIX System Administration
Windows Administration
JAVA Programming Experience
Education/Experience:
BS/BA Degree or equivalent technical experience, and 3 to 5 Years of related work experience.