Looking for Product Specialist contractor to function as a SME on enterprise systems, with advanced skills in administering WebSphere Application Server, cloud system administration (including Azure, AWS, and Google) and containerized application platform on Linux / AIX. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in a multi-tier and multi-platform enterprise class environments.

• 8-10 hours per day
• M-F core hours: 7a-6p (any 8-10 hours w/in those times)
• Subject to On-Call (24/7 daily, 365 days a Year)

Knowledge

• 10 years' experience required
• 4 year college degree or equivalent - Computer Science
• 10 years' highly available vertical / horizontal scaling, disaster recovery capabilities
• 10 years' hands-on experience in a multi-tier and multi-platform enterprise class environments
• 10 years' advanced skills in administering WebSphere Application Server, cloud system administration and containerized applications
• 8 years' experience administering platforms like MuleSoft, RabbitMQ, Docker / Podman, Promethus, Azure CI / CD
• 8 years' experience install, configure and deploy new WebSphere application servers on AIX and Linux
• 8 years' experience deploying Containers, Microservices, Kubernetes, etc. both in on-prem and cloud
• Strong knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Windows operating system and system administration tasks
• Highly available vertical / horizontal scaling, disaster recovery capabilities
• Single Sign On, network load balancer, firewall, IP subnets.
• On-Prem monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace,
• Cloud monitoring capabilities like Azure Monitor
• CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins, Nexis, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Version control subsystem like: Git, Subversion, etc.
• Storage subsystem
• Salesforce
• Knowledge of application development, implementation and deployment experience.
• Web services and data integration techniques, messaging and transformation.

Skills:

• Experience performing system and software audits.
• Assesses and analyzes business requirements, current state environment and technology choices to evaluate security solution alternatives that meet solution architecture needs and support enterprise requirements.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills related to Cloud, IAM and privileged access management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, on both technical and non-technical topics
• Prioritize tasks effectively to ensure that project deliverables and deadlines are met.
• Advanced root cause analysis and written and verbal communications skills.
• Experience supporting and participating in 24 X 7 on-call weekly rotation.
• Experience handling and reacting to infrastructure alerts reacting quickly.
• Communicate with clients, assisting them with their needs to ensure client satisfaction. Communicate the deployment/release schedule, release artifacts, priorities, and status to all stakeholders.
• Coordinate releases with internal stakeholders.
• Champion best practices and quality standards.
• Participate in functional and technical meetings throughout the development lifecycle.

Abilities
WebSphere

• Perform upgrades, patches, and fix security issues.
• Monitor application performance, system performance, troubleshoot and diagnose issues and implement fixes.
• Work closely with the development teams to design solutions, deploy and maintain application.
• Install, configure and deploy new WebSphere application servers on AIX and Linux
• Write and deploy shell scripts, automate tasks.
• Experience with one or more web server setup Apache, IBM Http Server and IIS
• Experience working with SSL and application security in WebSphere.
• Troubleshoot, collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Participate in defining corporate implementation and integration strategies of new technologies.
• Experience administering platforms like MuleSoft, RabbitMQ, Docker / Podman, Azure CI / CD.

Containers and Cloud Management

• Work with cloud platforms Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience support SaaS products in the cloud - Adobe enterprise, MuleSoft Cloud Integration
• Deploy and manage containerized application in a cloud environment.
• Understands clustered container orchestration configuration and setup of Kubernetes / OpenShift platform.
• Work with cloud vendors and cloud hosting service providers and recommend infrastructure solutions.
• Experience implementing security and best practices for cloud-based systems.
• Experience deploying Containers, Microservices, Kubernetes, etc. both in on-prem and cloud.
• Experience in deploying infrastructure as code using Azure CI/CD Pipe lines from Azure repos

Certifications or Desired skills if any

• Certified in WebSphere, AIX / Unix, Linux, Azure CI/CD, Azure or AWS. RedHat Open Shit, Docker,
• Python, Windows PowerShell and JavaScript is highly desired
• Nice to have: Azure repos and Azure DevOps experience is highly desired

Reference: 1038219

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