Middleware Administrator

Job Title: Middleware Administrator

Location: San Ramon California

Mode : Contract

Primary Technical Skillset WebSphere Application Server

• Must have good experience in installation and configuration of WAS ND and Liberty and IBM HTTP server. version 5.x/6.x/7.x/8.5x
• Perform Automation (Using Shell Scripting etc.) to minimize the possibility of Human Error and increasing Performance.
• Installation configuration deployment and management of Enterprise Applications in a clustered and nonclustered environment using IBM WebSphere Application Server on Linux Solaris AIX and Windows Servers.
• Setup Nodes Data Sources for WebSphere Application Server and deploying applications in WAR JAR and EAR formats.
• Expertise in Successfully Migrating applications from WebSphere 6.x to 7.x version using both manual and Waspreupgrade Waspostupgrade tools.
• Deploy enterprise J2EE applications on WebSphere that involves EAR (Enterprise Archives) and WAR (Web Archives) using deployment scripts as well as Admin console on multiple WebSphere servers to maintain Load balancing High availability and Failover functionality.
• Setting up of Virtual Hosts installation and configuration of WebSphere Application Server trace service
• Working with Webserver applications using Apache Apache Tomcat and IBM HTTP (Apache based). Configured webserver plugins to WebSphere Application Server.
• Installing and configured IBM HTTP Server in various environments
• Applying patches and installing upgrade Service Packs for WAS. and IBM HTTP server
• Working with WebSphere Application Server backup scripts and administrative tasks.
• Troubleshooting of installation configuration and deployments.
• Analyzing for the root cause including memory leaks garbage collection etc. using Heap Dump Analyzer and Thread Dump Analyzer.
• Using web application performance management tools like Tivoli Performance Viewer to monitor resources like jvm heap size CPU time JDBC connection pooling and transaction management.
• Setting up WebSphere Application server and Web server setup of secure sockets layer (SSL) configuration.

Secondary Skillset WebLogic

• Installation configuration and tuning of WebLogic
• Application deployment through console
• Highavailability design configuration and maintenance including clustering and load balancing for WebLogic
• Configuration of LDAP and SSO for WebLogic and WebLogic based products
• Performance Tuning of WebLogic i.e. heap size data source etc. tuning metrics and alert thresholds. Create standardized alerts for exceptional performance thresholds.
• Review proposed changes and implement them in preproduction and production environment.
• Develops a complete set of middleware documentation describing the current configuration of WebLogic/JBOSS/Tomcat.
• Gathers WebLogic best practices and standards for testing and implementation.
• Good knowledge of other open source middleware like JBOSS and tomcat
• Good trouble shooting knowledge of middleware and analysis of heap dump thread dump etc.
• Good Knowledge of installation and configuration of web servers i.e. Apache Nginx OHS etc.

Secondary Skillset WebSphere MQ (IBM MQ)

• Coordinating with application teams for requirement gathering
• Involve in designing running and monitoring the infrastructure to support MQ servers
• Installing and configuring WMQ on UNIX and Windows environments
• supporting large scale WebSphere infrastructures with multiple middle ware products
• Should have technical leadership skills and the ability to articulate and compare Alternatives
• Should be able to address clients needs and pain points
• Automating manual process using tools and scripts
• Create MQ objects like Queue Managers Queues Channels Listeners etc.
• Execution Group setup and Configuration
• Providing authorization to MQ objects as per application
• Setting up the connectivity between API Connect and WMB
• Troubleshooting issues during the project deliverables
• Working with IBM and Software AG for product related issues
• Applying fix packs / patches
• Setup for logging (Event and Audit) SDI/GMI Service (Registry file on the Mainframe) local cache QPASA for alerting of message consumption on queues and WSRR Connectivity
• SSL setup (1way 2way)
• Setup of SFTP configurable services and DSN