Frontline Source Group – temporary staffing and direct hire firm – is looking for a WebSphere Application Server Administrator for our Fort Worth, TX client on a direct hire basis.
The WebSphere Administrator is responsible for the design, configuration, integration, installation and maintenance of the Web hosting application server environment and middleware applications on Windows and AIX infrastructure. This role will serve as technology subject matter expert while supporting the implementation of business solutions across the enterprise.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Installs, configures, integrates, maintains and troubleshoots application server instances and environments.
Provides technical support to the application developers for the development, QA and production environments for a variety of business systems.
Assures development, QA, and Prod environments are kept updated and in sync.
Interfaces and assists the development teams and other IT groups to gather the infrastructure and middleware requirements in the analysis, design and deployment of business solutions that utilize the application server platforms.
Serve as a liaison between the development teams and server administration teams as it relates to the web based applications.
Effectively maintains all application servers by performing maintenance to include patching and upgrades as necessary.
Ensures application server security integrity by reviewing and implementing policies within the system.
Monitors availability of the application servers and optimizes configurations to provide appropriate performance and availability.
Automates the deployment process for updating the applications.
Develops, documents and sets standards for supporting overall web infrastructure.
Mentors less experienced team members.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
5 or more years IT experience; or equivalent combination of education or experience preferred
Experience with general web technologies (webservers, loadbalancers, databases, ldap, http protocol, JAVA, html etc). General scripting or coding experience. JVM Administration experience (performance tuning, troubleshooting, general design principals). Integrating application servers and MQ. Developing, testing and maintaining business continuity strategies relating to the application server environment
Use of monitoring tools to troubleshoot performance issues
Ideal candidate will in addition to WebSphere Application Server (WAS) experience, have Windows, Apache/Tomcat, IIS and front end content management configuration & administration knowledge
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
Knowledge of WebSphere Application Server
Knowledge of MQ
Knowledge of JMS, J2EE, JAVA, AIX, LINUX
Knowledge of UNIX and Windows Operating System
Knowledge of IBM middleware applications like CTG a plus
Knowledge of JAVA programming a plus
Knowledge of enterprise level Web Content Manager Systems
Knowledge of SVN source code version control a plus
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Strong organizational skills and multitasking ability
Strong attention to detail skills
Demonstrated ability to work in teams with a collaborative interpersonal style
Good verbal and written communications skills with the ability to effectively document procedures
Ability to work weekends and after business hours
Possess accurate keyboarding proficiency
Please visit us on the web at http://www.frontlinesourcegroup.com
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Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/V/D. Candidates must have authorization to work in the U.S. Clients will not sponsor visas.
Frontline Source Group™ is one of the fastest growing Information Technology, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, Administrative, and Clerical staffing and direct hire firms with offices throughout Texas (Arlington, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Houston Galleria, Lewisville, West Houston, San Antonio, Sugar Land, and The Woodlands), Tennessee (Nashville and Brentwood), and Arizona (Phoenix and Scottsdale).
Frontline specializes in matching top talent with companies for direct, contract, and contract-to-hire placements. We work with clients and candidates in all areas of the United States.