[Remote] WebSphere & Container Services Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Comtech Global, Inc is seeking a highly experienced WebSphere & Container Services Administrator to support enterprise middleware and cloud infrastructure in a large-scale government environment. The role involves managing WebSphere environments, providing technical consulting, and administering integration platforms and cloud services.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, administer, and maintain WebSphere Application Server environments on Linux and AIX
- Perform upgrades, patches, security fixes, and maintenance activities
- Monitor application and system performance and resolve issues proactively
- Collaborate with development teams on deployments and production support
- Configure and maintain Apache, IBM HTTP Server (IHS), and IIS environments
- Manage SSL certificates, security configurations, and application hardening
- Develop shell scripts and automate administrative tasks
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and coordinate resolution efforts
- Provide senior-level technical consulting to IT leadership and development teams
- Collaborate with application teams to design secure API and integration solutions
- Review architecture designs and provide implementation guidance
- Analyze business and technical requirements and recommend enterprise solutions
- Evaluate emerging technologies and advise management on adoption strategies
- Participate in code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical design sessions
- Advocate for innovative technology solutions and process improvements
- Administer enterprise integration platforms including MuleSoft and Salesforce integrations
- Support API security, policy management, and middleware environments
- Troubleshoot API, integration, networking, and database-related issues
- Support JSON-to-SOAP and SOAP-to-JSON transformations
- Assist development teams with API architecture and implementation best practices
- Manage enterprise workloads in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud environments
- Deploy, support, and monitor applications running in EKS and AKS
- Support Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, and Containerized environments
- Work with cloud vendors and infrastructure teams to implement cloud solutions
- Deploy and manage cloud-native applications and middleware services
- Monitor cloud environments using CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and related tools
- Participate in infrastructure automation and DevOps initiatives
Skills
- 12+ years of relevant IT experience
- 5+ years supporting Kubernetes platforms including EKS and AKS
- 5+ years of WebSphere Application Server administration
- 2+ years of cloud platform administration (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- 5+ years administering application security products
- 5+ years administering integration platforms
- 5+ years working with government agencies
- 5+ years providing senior-level technical consulting to IT management and technical staff
- 3+ years providing guidance regarding emerging technologies and enterprise adoption
- Unix, Linux, and Windows system administration
- High availability, horizontal and vertical scaling, and disaster recovery
- Single Sign-On (SSO), Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Network Infrastructure
- Monitoring tools including Splunk, Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and AWS CloudWatch
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Maven, Nexus, Bitbucket, and related automation technologies
- Source control tools including Git and Subversion
- Enterprise storage systems
- Salesforce and MuleSoft environments
- Application development, implementation, deployment, and integration methodologies
- Web Services, APIs, Messaging, Data Transformation, and Integration technologies
- Security concepts including SSL, Certificates, Authentication, Authorization, and Cryptography
- WebSphere Application Server Administration
- Kubernetes (EKS / AKS)
- AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
- Linux / Unix / Windows Administration
- Application Security Administration
- MuleSoft / Salesforce Integration Platforms
- Splunk / Dynatrace Monitoring
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Jenkins / Ansible / Maven / Nexus
- Git / Bitbucket / Subversion
- SSL Certificates & Security
- API Management & Middleware
- Load Balancers & Networking
- Technical Consulting
- Production Support & Troubleshooting
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent technical education
- Experience supporting large government agencies
- Experience with Infrastructure Automation
- Experience leading technical architecture and platform modernization initiatives
- Experience supporting 24x7 production environments and on-call rotations
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