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Akkodis · 3 weeks ago

Middleware Engineer

Washington, DC

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$65K/yr - $75K/yr

8+ years exp

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Middleware Engineer for a Contract To Hire position. The role involves delivering infrastructure support for DOT’s web application solutions and requires collaboration with various teams to enhance middleware systems and troubleshoot issues.

Information Technology & Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support the existing middleware infrastructure, troubleshoot incidents and outages, manage risk, and increase performance and efficiency. Work with business architects in support of developing middleware configurations

Serves as escalation point for Middleware and troubleshooting, provides guidance and direction in resolution of escalated issues and/or complex production, application, or system problems

Support Application team with troubleshooting application outage issues

Serves as a subject matter expert in managing Middleware including proposing recommendations for architectural improvements, streamlining processes and troubleshooting during outages

Monitor OEM middleware element patching and upgrade recommendations

Execute processes for the proper maintenance and functioning of middleware systems (e.g., load balancing, tuning, configuration management)

Execute all middleware system-level changes (e.g., initialization parameters) associated with underlying infrastructure

Maintain consistent middleware parameters and system settings across all like instances

Implement and administer appropriate middleware management tools across all middleware instances

Patch middleware software as required, per established development to QA to production life cycle

Provide hosting operations and engineering support for Web middleware application components

Provide training as required

Maintain and update environmental documentation, standard Operating Procedures, and engineering documentation

Perform other tasks as directed by Lead Engineers or Project Manager

Qualification

Apache TomcatOracle SOA suiteAWSAzureMiddleware management toolsPythonMicrosoft .NET frameworkRoot cause analysisServer administrationWebLogicOracle application serverMicrosoft IISSQLPHPNode.jsRedHat JBOSSVMwareInterpersonal skills

Required

Must have a minimum of 8 years of related experience providing business solutions engineering support, to include architectural design, engineering design, proof of concept development, pilots, analysis, results, and documentation

Possess experience with Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, Oracle application server, Oracle SOA suite, PHP, Python, IBM Infosphere, node.js, Microsoft .NET framework, Microsoft IIS, and RedHat JBOSS application platforms

Web server – middleware integration expertise with Microsoft IIS, Apache Tomcat, and Apache HTTPS

Database – middleware integration expertise with Oracle and SQL

Cloud integration – middleware integration expertise with AWS and Azure

Server- Understanding of server administration elements as related to middleware applications

Strong expertise leading research, analysis, and developing recommendations for Tech Refresh alternatives for middleware

Experience implementing and managing middleware management tools across multiple middleware instances

Experience with performing root cause analysis, risk identification, and risk mitigation

Interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate effectively

Demonstrated experience in a fast tempo ITSM support environment

Preferred

Understanding of server administration elements as related to middleware applications, including STIG settings

Understanding of networking concepts relating to web applications (e.g., TCP/IP, port mapping, routing, DNS masking, etc.)

Understanding of Oracle and SQL databases in physical and cloud environments as consumed and manipulated by middleware applications

Understanding and ability to configure application middleware settings in accordance with Federal Guidelines including DISA STIGs

Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 operating system experience

VMware vSphere and Hyper-V virtualization experience

Company

Akkodis

Glassdoor3.3

Akkodis provides digital engineering solutions for sustainable and innovative industries.

Zug, Zug, CHE

10001+ employees

https://www.akkodis.com

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