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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · 2 hours ago

Comptroller - Middleware Engineer VI

Austin, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is responsible for serving as Texas' accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and more. They are seeking an experienced Middleware Engineer to support their custom applications’ infrastructure and collaborate with various IT teams to enhance operational efficiency.

AccountingGovernmentNon Profit

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provides systems administration. Installs, configures, tests, upgrades, and maintains middleware services and software

Utilizes agency ticketing system to enter and track problems and work requests

Monitors and responds to system and application performance and alerts

Participates in rotating 24x7 on-call schedule

Participates in disaster recovery testing and events

Automates routines using scripting and other programming languages

Completes all required and assigned training before due date

Provides architectural and systems analysis. Architects modifications and enhancements and supports technical and business needs of the agency

Analyzes existing procedures for efficiency and effectiveness

Ensures middleware services adheres to agency standards, policies, and procedures

May serve as technical lead on projects as necessary

May represent team during meetings and projects

Stays informed on latest developments in middleware technologies and applications

Develops and maintains accurate system and architectural documentation for middleware systems and processes

Conducts training of staff prior to implementation of systems, provides advice and guidance during and post implementation

Oversees, trains, and mentors other team members on adherence to accepted operating procedures

Supports management with budgeting and compliance processes

Develops and maintains system and architectural documentation for agency web applications and middleware systems

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Middleware system administrationSystem programming/scriptingWeb application developmentAmazon AWSRed Hat Enterprise LinuxPerformance monitoring toolsCommunication skillsTeam collaborationAttention to detail

Required

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree

Six (6) years of general technology experience in either software development, server administration, or middleware administration

Six (6) years of experience with middleware system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting in multiple technology stacks

Four (4) year of experience with system programming/scripting for automation in Ansible, Python, BASH scripts, Perl or similar

Preferred

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in information systems, computer science or related field

Experience with web application and web services development and/or deployments

Experience with Amazon AWS, MuleSoft, IBM WebSphere Liberty, Red Hat OpenShift, ForgeRock, Red Hat DataGrid, SAG BigMemory MAX, Apache httpd, Apache Tomcat, Form.io or similar systems in Linux or Windows

Experience maintaining and troubleshooting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Amazon Linux, or other Linux distributions

Experience monitoring server and application performance in Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar monitoring tools

Experience in establishing and maintaining security configuration hardening of middleware systems to CIS or DISA STIG benchmarks

Benefits

Insurance

Retirement plans

Flexible work schedule

Company

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts manages funds for the world’s 8th largest economy, processes millions of paper and electronic tax returns each year and continually searches for innovative solutions to streamline operations at one of Texas’ largest state agencies.

Founded in 1835

Austin, Texas, USA

1001-5000 employees