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IEHP · 2 days ago

Engineer III - Middleware

US-CA-Rancho Cucamonga

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

IEHP is dedicated to healing and inspiring the human spirit, and they are seeking an Engineer III - Middleware to lead the management and maintenance of middleware applications. The role involves overseeing production code releases, ensuring compliance and operational items, and providing technical leadership for middleware efforts.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop roadmap for middleware efforts including business initiatives, application upgrades, core infrastructure upgrades, middleware platform upgrades (Kafka, IIS, WebSphere, etc.) and compliance and regulatory items

Establish and include in roadmap compliance and operational items including functional and security patches, middleware managed server certificate refreshes, vulnerability remediation, platform upgrades and changes

Establish and include middleware improvements (e.g., log file rotation, automation) in the roadmap

Provide inputs for middleware backlog prioritization including, analysis and assessment of epics/stories, SWAG / estimates, identify dependencies and story sequencing and participate in feature deep-dive working sessions and meetings

Lead middleware requirements definition, provide middleware architecture and configuration expertise and details about middleware product capabilities

Provide technical leadership for middleware efforts - Middleware architecture, configuration, development, and deployment

Lead coordination middleware work effort with other teams

Implement, oversee, and ensure adherence to middleware controls

Technical ownership of middleware applications / products

Support BAU activities

Perform hands-on troubleshooting, optimization, performance tuning, installation, configuration, and design of large, complex enterprise environments based on industry best practices

Support middleware on multiple platforms

Investigates middleware and integration issues to provide resolutions and to develop root cause analyses for supporting maintenance improvements and upgrade planning

Manages middleware team tasks to meet project requirements

Perform production release of software updates/new functionality in partnership with IEHP’s AppDev teams

Perform system monitoring to ensure system operation health to meet service level agreements

Respond to service performance alerts and service interruptions to restore functionality and support customers

Perform capacity planning and performance tuning to prevent issues and minimize service interruptions. Interacts with system and storage teams to perform back-up and recovery procedures for ensuring business continuity

Write documentation to support middleware infrastructure

Maintain good communication with vendors, systems support teams, and local teams as needed; including interfacing with end users and next level management to provide technical consulting

Develop, enhance, debug, support, maintain, and test software applications and associated products

Participate in peer reviews for designs, code, and other work products

Provide 24 x 7 on-call support to ensure application functionality and to minimize disruptions

Monitor the IT Service Management System to resolve customer issues and meet service expectations

Qualification

Middleware applicationsPerformance tuningConfiguration managementUNIX Shell ScriptsDevOps toolsetsCloud technologiesPlanningOrganizationCommunication skillsCritical thinkingDecision-making

Required

Minimum eight (8) years of experience on Middleware applications like Kafka, IIS, Tomcat, Websphere, WebLogic, performance tuning and managing them in clustered environments

Hands-on experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Rundeck, Jenkins, and/or related tools

Hands-on experience with executing scripts and independently performing troubleshooting on Linux and/or Unix (RHEL/Solaris) operating systems

Bachelor's degree with a major in Computer related field or similar technical field from an accredited institution required

Must have a valid California Driver's License

Expert knowledge of installing, configuring, administering, implementing and performance tuning clustered Middleware environments

Expert knowledge of writing UNIX Shell Scripts (Korn, Bourne), WLST and Python Scripts

Strong understanding of the JVM and how it operates and optimizing it for best performance and availability, i.e., Garbage Collection, Tuning, etc

Strong planning, organization, critical thinking, decision-making and communication (verbal and written) skills

Word processing and data entry involving computer keyboard and screens, distribution of supplies and equipment to in-house departments

Must be able to lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs. Items weighing more than 50 lbs. will require assistance when moving. Back support belts must be worn when lifting, pushing, or pulling items. Projects involving lifting server appliance weighs up to 50 lbs. and heavy eye strain with computer monitors

Preferred

Hands-on experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Puppet

Expert knowledge of DevOps toolsets such as Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker etc. desirable

Strong knowledge on AZURE or any other cloud technologies

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid schedule

State of the art fitness center on-site

Medical Insurance with Dental and Vision

Life, short-term, and long-term disability options

Career advancement opportunities and professional development

Wellness programs that promote a healthy work-life balance

Flexible Spending Account – Health Care/Childcare

CalPERS retirement

457(b) option with a contribution match

Paid life insurance for employees

Pet care insurance

Company

IEHP

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With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans, the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public health plan in the country, and for the fourth year in a row, certified as A Great Place To Work®.

Founded in 1995

Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA

1001-5000 employees