Middleware Administrator

About the role

Supporting enterprise Java-based applications and middleware infrastructure in a banking environment. The client seeks a Middleware Administrator / Middleware Engineer / WebSphere Administrator to install, configure, support, patch, troubleshoot, and manage enterprise middleware platforms, with a focus on migrating WebSphere to Tomcat. Position is full‑time contract (12‑18 months) hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote per week. Locations: Pennington, NJ; Charlotte, NC; Jacksonville, NC.

Responsibilities

• Provide middleware administration duties for Global Information Security (GIS) platforms, end‑to‑end, including WebSphere, jBoss, Tomcat, Apache, IBM HTTP Server, and WXS (extreme scale cache).
• Deliver middleware enterprise projects and regulatory legislative initiatives.
• Ensure production stability from an ongoing support standpoint.
• Ensure middleware platforms are patched with the most current version of software, helping to manage risk to the customer.
• Provide Middleware Server administration which includes server installation, configuration, performance tuning and production support.
• Work with customers (application teams and/or testing teams) on a daily basis and provide Middleware and Java support.
• Create, maintain and support the application deployment templates; serve as a J2EE architect and make recommendations on J2EE best practices in application development.
• Design Middleware infrastructure and topology design for high availability and failover capability; all solutions must meet all Policy, Baseline,