Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · 20 hours ago
Comptroller - Middleware Analyst VII
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expThe Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is seeking an experienced Middleware Administrator to join their Middleware Team in the Information Technology division. This role focuses on enhancing the performance, resiliency, and security of the Comptroller’s application infrastructure through systems engineering and collaboration with various teams.
AccountingGovernmentNon Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides architectural and systems analysis. Architect 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
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
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree
Seven (7) years of general technology experience in either software development, middleware or server administration
Seven (7) years of experience with middleware system administration, configuration, and troubleshooting
Five (5) years of experience with programming/scripting for automation in Ansible, Python, BASH scripts, Perl or similar
One (1) additional year of the full-time minimum experience in middleware system management and administration may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis up to 4 years (120 semester hours)
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 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) 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
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.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ryan Murphy, MSc, CISSP, PMP, CISM, CCISO
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
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