Production Support (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking a Production Services Lead for our client in Charlotte, NC OR Richmond, VA. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• support DAIT middleware applications in Data Production Services by maintain the DAIT service and staffing levels.
• Serve as hands on Subject Matter Expert and supports issue resolution (Priority 1, 2 & 3) and change implementations.
• Ensures systems and applications meet/exceed performance, fault tolerance and availability metrics.
• Assesses and suggests process improvements, enhancements and performance improvements.
• Ensures Shift coverage and availability for on call/off-hour
• Supports changes and proactive monitoring.
• Maintains documentation of issues and knowledge of production applications infrastructure.
• Application Release and Deployment Support.
• Facilitates Incident Management - creates incident tickets, work with other teams to troubleshoot and resolve incidents

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of Java / J2EE and Middleware API technologies (SOAP/REST)
• Understanding of Webservers (Examples: JBOSS, TOMCAT, IBM WebSphere)
• Understanding of SQL/RDBMS principles using any DB (examples: Oracle/DB2)
• Understanding networking and load balancing principles
• Sound working knowledge of Ms-Office
• Effective Communication – Clear, Concise & Ability to articulate Problem/Solution to audiences of varying technical/business backgrounds
• Should be able to lead conference calls with technical and business users
• Good documentation skills – Required to close tickets and/or send updates/reports to various stakeholders

Desired Skills:

• B.S / B.A. / MS / MA
• Java frameworks – Spring, Hibernate, Ibatis, SpringBoot
• UNIX Scripting
• IBM MQ Messaging
• Application Performance Monitoring tools (Splunk, AppDynamics).

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