Middleware Engineer (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Middleware / Java Engineer for our client in Richardson. TX OR Charlotte, NC OR Pennington, NJ. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• Participates in design, development and implementation of systems engineering activities, to include OS technical support, systems programming and data center capabilities. Responsible for components of complex engineering and/or analytical tasks and activities. Assists in establishment of input/output processes and working parameters for hardware compatibility and coordination of subsystems design and integration of total system. Serves as a fully seasoned/proficient technical resource; provides tech knowledge and capabilities as team member and individual contributor. Will not have direct reports but will influence and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives or operations. Provides input on staffing, budget and personnel. Typically 5 or more years of systems engineering experience.

Role Summary:

• The Middleware Engineer will lead end-to-end and administration duties for critical banking platforms, delivering middleware infrastructure for enterprise projects and regulatory initiatives. Ensures production stability, platform remediation, patching and upgrades, mitigating and managing risk. Middleware engineering and administration includes middleware installation, configuration, risk mitigation and remediation, performance tuning and trouble-shooting/triage as L3 production support. Collaborates with customers (application teams and/or testing teams) on daily basis providing middleware advice, consultation, and support. Creates, maintains and supports the application deployment templates, serving as a J2EE architect and making recommendations on J2EE best practices in application development. Designing Middleware infrastructure and topology design for high availability and failover capability. All solutions must meet all Policy, Baseline, and Standards along with business requirements. Providing technical consultation to other team members and their supported areas; Communicating with business partners at an enterprise level; Interfacing with internal customers and external vendors for consultation at various points of the software development life cycle (SDLC); and executing production changes for integrated and regulatory releases with precision.

Required Skills:

• 3 or more years of experience as a Java/ J2ee Middleware Engineering
• Experience with 1 or more of the following Middleware products: Appian, Software AG WEB METHODS Linux Operating System
• Java/Container Framework experience
• Experience with one of the following scripting languages: shell, python, jython, perl
• Experience with one or more of the following Release Deploy Tools: Ansible, Ansible Tower, XLR, BitBucket, Celestial

Desired Skills

• 5 or more years of experience of Middleware Engineering experience
• Experience with 1 or more of the following Middleware products: WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, Spring Boot, JBoss,
• Prior Client experience
• DEVOPS experience
• Other products: BMC Remedy, Harmon mDeliver, BMC Bladelogic Server Automation.
• Understanding of Network infrastructure (HTTP/S, TCP/IP, TLS,DNS, Load-balancers, firewalls, proxies, B2B links)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong attention to detail

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