Job Description :
Websphere Administrator:
Responsibilities/Expected Deliverables:
- 5-7 years of WAS experience
Manage and support WebSphere Network Deployment (ND) and IBM HTTP Server environments including capacity & topology planning, application deployments, configurations & tuning
Design, build, maintain, monitor and troubleshoot WebSphere Application Server (WAS), third party WAS based product deployments like Adobe Live Cycle, Progress Corticon Business Rules and WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus
Should be able to deliver release management, configuration management and deployment plan.
Should be able to create and review deployment playbook and release notes for PROD deployment.
Manage and configure WebSphere Security including SSL and user repository.
Work closely with application development team to operate business critical systems
Monitor and tune Application performance on WebSphere, IHS and other WebSphere based products
Work with product Vendors & Partners for support escalations and issue management
Installation, configuration and maintenance of WebSphere Application Server and Applications on multiple OS platforms.
Expert Knowledge of WebSphere JDBC integration with DB2.
Expert knowledge on configuring scalable servers, server fail overs and high availability environment.
Experience with Hardware load balancer like F5.
Expert knowledge on IBM HTTP Server Plugin configuration.
Experience working with code configuration management tools like Subversion repositories (SVN), Atlassian Bamboo/Jenkins and Atlassian JIRA.
Experience with Shell/Windows scripting and automated deployments using ANT scripts.
Required Skills/Qualifications:
Extensive experience and expertise in installation and configuration of WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment and IBM HTTP Server.
Expert skills in applying WebSphere Application Server and IBM HTTP Server maintenance Fix Packs and upgrades.
Excellent communication skills for client facing roles.
Expertise in software installations and upgrades.
1+ years working with project management software like MS Project, Primavera, etc.
Familiarity with Dev Ops and common Architecture frameworks.
Familiarity with Cloud Computing concepts will be an added plus.
Bachelor’s Degree or above.
Preferred Skills:
Possesses Knowledge of AWS. AWS certification is an added advantage.
Software Development Lifecycle Principles.
Software Maintenance Principles.
Software sizing and License Management methods.