Senior Middleware Engineer - Oracle WebLogic Cloud

Position Overview

The Senior Middleware Engineer - Oracle WebLogic Cloud and On-Prem provides senior-level engineering, administration, operational support, and modernization services for Oracle WebLogic middleware platforms operating across both cloud-hosted and on-premises Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineer, configure, administer, maintain, and optimize Oracle WebLogic middleware environments operating across both cloud-hosted and on-premises infrastructure environments
• Deploy, configure, and support enterprise Java applications within clustered Oracle WebLogic environments
• Administer, maintain, patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot Oracle WebLogic platforms hosted on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) servers in both on-premises and Amazon EC2-hosted environments
• Perform middleware lifecycle maintenance activities including WebLogic patching, version upgrades, JDK upgrades, JDK certificate updates, JVM tuning, configuration management, security remediation, and operational support for enterprise production systems
• Support hybrid middleware operations across legacy on-premises enterprise infrastructure and cloud-hosted enterprise platforms
• Support administration, configuration, patching, and operational maintenance activities for Apache Tomcat and Microsoft IIS middleware environments
• Support operational integrations involving Apache Kafka and enterprise messaging services
• Configure and maintain operational monitoring, alerting, and centralized logging solutions supporting middleware platform health and operational performance
• Support SSL/TLS certificate management, JDK keystore and truststore maintenance, authentication integrations, identity management services, and middleware security hardening activities
• Develop automation scripts and operational tooling to streamline middleware administration and recurring maintenance activities
• Support CI/CD deployment pipelines and automated deployment workflows for enterprise middleware environments
• Cookordination with application development teams, cloud engineers, cybersecurity personnel, networking teams, and infrastructure administrators to support enterprise platform operations
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, standard operating procedures, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures
• Support production operations, incident response, root cause analysis, continuity of operations activities, and operational support rotations for critical enterprise systems

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical field
• 8+ years of enterprise middleware engineering and administration experience
• 5+ years of hands-on Oracle WebLogic Server administration experience supporting enterprise production environments
• Experience administering and maintaining Oracle WebLogic middleware platforms across both on-premises and cloud-hosted Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 8) environments
• Experience supporting Oracle WebLogic middleware platforms operating within Amazon EC2-hosted enterprise environments
• Experience administering and supporting Apache Tomcat and Microsoft IIS middleware environments
• Experience performing Oracle WebLogic installations, upgrades, patching, JDK upgrades, JDK certificate updates, security remediation, and operational maintenance activities in enterprise production environments
• Strong experience with Linux administration, shell scripting, and middleware automation
• Experience supporting Kubernetes and containerized enterprise environments
• Experience supporting enterprise monitoring, observability, and centralized logging platforms
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration concepts related to middleware hosting, application support, service management, log analysis, and operational troubleshooting
• Understanding of Java application hosting, JVM performance tuning, thread analysis, keystore and truststore management, and enterprise application troubleshooting
• Experience supporting SSL/TLS, authentication services, identity management integrations, and middleware security hardening activities
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and DevSecOps operational practices
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and incident response skills
• Experience working within Agile or SAFe delivery environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal government contracting experience
• Familiarity with Apache Kafka environments and enterprise messaging architectures
• Experience supporting high availability, disaster recovery, and enterprise resiliency initiatives
• Oracle Middleware certification preferred