Description
Background:
My client is an international bank with a number of subsidiary entities, looking for a WebLogic & WebSphere Application Server Engineer. You will join the Distributed Middleware & Frameworks Java Application Servers team, responsible for introducing WebLogic to the bank's infrastructure.
Tasks:
Java Application Server infrastructure design, automation, deployment, administration and support with a general expertise of web technologies.
Main Activities: Within the "Distributed Middleware & Frameworks Java Application Servers" team, take a leading role in introducing WebLogic within the bank's infrastructure. For this, share with the team and document best practices in terms of design, operability, security, guidelines, user guide, intervention guide related to WebLogic.
The role is based in Brussels but as the team is spread between Paris and Brussels, the successful candidate will work 2 days/week in Paris.
Additional activities: maintaining and guaranteeing at group level the technical evolution regarding Java application Servers and Internet platforms infrastructure:
- Technical analyses necessary to application designs;
- Realise and document changes, evolutions to maintain the level of service;
- Software installation, maintenance and infrastructure tuning;
- Software Release management;
- Technical environment administration;
- Deployment & supervision, tools Scripting;
- 2nd & 3rd level of support for production incidents;
- Watch duty role for production support;
- Ensure compliance with security guidelines.
Essential Skills/Experience:
We are looking for an expert in Oracle WebLogic Server 11g on Linux RedHat Enterprise 6.x in order to help the team develop expertise and a high maturity level with respect to WebLogic.
The expert is also expected to contribute to the regular activities of the team: Implementation and administration of web application infrastructure using the following technologies:
Integration of the IBM WebSphere Application Server version 7.0 & 8.x products on AIX 6 & 7, Linux RHEL 5 & 6 and Windows 2008 R2 platforms (WAS, IHS web server and Apache based Reverse Proxy Server).
IBM Tivoli Access Manager and Web Seal based infrastructure.
Red Hat JBoss EAP 5.x, 6.x;
Advanced knowledge in Unix Shell Scripting.
Nice to have skills (but not essential):
IBM WAS Certification;
Experience with RSA Web Authentication agent for Apache;
Experience with Magic Software Application Server (Magic XPA).
All tasks are performed in a Continuous improvement/LEAN mindset.
Language: English (plus some French would be nice but is not essential)