Comptroller - Middleware Engineer VI

About the role

The Middleware Team in Information Technology division is a mission-critical team that provides exceptional customer service for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts tax applications portfolio. We are seeking an experienced Middleware Engineer to join our team supporting our custom applications’ infrastructure, while working closely with the Web Application’s development teams and various other IT teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides systems administration.
• Installs, configures, tests, upgrades, and maintains middleware services and software.
• Utilizes agency ticketing system to enter and track problems and work requests.
• Maintains and troubleshoots server and application performance in monitoring tools.
• Participates in rotating 24x7 on-call schedule.
• Participates in disaster recovery testing and events.
• Automates routines using scripting and other programming languages.
• Architects modifications and enhancements and supports technical and business needs of the agency.
• Analyzes existing procedures for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Ensures middleware services adhere to agency standards, policies, and procedures.
• Develops and maintains accurate system and architectural documentation for middleware systems and processes.
• Conducts training of staff prior to implementation of systems, provides advice and guidance during and post implementation.
• Supports management with budgeting and compliance processes.
• Oversees, trains, and mentors other team members on adherence to accepted operating procedures.
• Develops and maintains system and architectural documentation for agency web applications and middleware systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Six (6) years of general technology experience in either software development, server administration, or middleware administration.
• Four (4) years of experience with system programming/scripting for automation in Ansible, Python, BASH scripts, Perl or similar.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related field.
• Experience with web application and web services development and/or deployments.
• Experience with Amazon AWS, MuleSoft, IBM WebSphere Liberty, Red Hat OpenShift, ForgeRock, Red Hat DataGrid, SAG BigMemory MAX, Apache httpd, Apache Tomcat, Form.io or similar systems in Linux or Windows.
• Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Amazon Linux, or other Linux distributions.
• Experience monitoring server and application performance in Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring tools.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining security configuration hardening of middleware systems to CIS or DISA STIG benchmarks.

Benefits

We offer a strong benefits package including insurance, retirement plans, and a flexible work schedule. See our benefits offering.

Pay

Salary is contingent upon qualifications.

Schedule

Work Hours are 8:00AM to 5:00PM, 40-hour week, Monday – Friday. Occasionally work additional hours on evenings, weekends, and/or holidays, including working on-call 24 hours a day during a rotation. Hours may change based on business need. Teleworking may be considered if certain working conditions are met.

Additional Information

The candidate must have permanent residency within the state of Texas and must be able to meet in-office requirements, which can vary among different sections (i.e. report to office 1 day/month, 3 days/week, etc.). Travel reimbursements are not provided for teleworking.

Important Note to the Candidate: Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview.

MILITARY PREFERENCE: To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application. Click on the occupational category for the position. Additional MOS can be found at the State Auditor’s Office, Military Crosswalk Guide. The Texas Veterans Commission provides helpful employment information. Go to: http://www.texasskillstowork.com, https://onetonline.org, https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/ or https://www.careeronestop.org for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements and skill sets.