Middleware Systems Administrator (# 6285)
Job Attributes
Req #
128900
Job Id
6285-1
Category
IT / Software Development
Job Type
Permanent
Job Status
Full Time
Experience Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Salary
$113K to $125k/Annum
Location
NY, New York
Job Description
Job Title: Middleware Systems Administrator
Location: New York NY 10281 or Winston-Salem, NC 27107 or
Dallas, TX 75219
FTE Role
US citizens and Green Card Holders and those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor H1b candidates at this time”
Job Description
Position summary:
- The Middleware Systems Administrator role will be
responsible for architecting, implementing, and the day-to-day activities
related to the Technology Infrastructure and Platform Systems portfolio
within Operations and Technology with oversight and governance for key
systems administration initiatives ensuring the integrity of the
distributed and mainframe platform services for our customer facing
applications and corporate systems portfolio.
- The Middleware Systems Admin role is specific to Middleware Technologies such as Sterling Connect Direct, IBM MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server, and Confluent Kafka.
Qualifications required:
- B.S. degree in Computer Science/Engineering, MIS
or equivalent
- 5-10 years as an infrastructure subject matter
expert in IT/financial services
- Ability to travel up to 20% (between NYC, NC and
TX)
- Strong facilitation skills with working
committees and steering committees
- Very good knowledge within the Infrastructure
ecosystem in execution of implementation initiatives, capacity management
efforts, and design of high availability and backup & recover
solutions
- Positive track record of delivering large scale
complex projects & initiatives
- Ability to communicate with highly technical/quantitative as well as non-technical partners
Qualifications desired:
- Master’s degree or
education/training/certification in an IT related field
- Working knowledge of Confluent Kafka, Cloud AWS
- Technical Project andor Product Management
Experience
- Proficient with the MS Office Suite with a
focused ability to create concise and compelling presentations in
PowerPoint in a demanding and quick paced environment
- Collaborative team player that connects across
groups with proven ability to influence stakeholders
- Demonstrates commitment to excellence
anticipating needs, mitigating risks and minimizing challenges
- Strong attention to detail
- Communicates crisply and candidly
- Proficient in multiple infrastructure disciplines
and functions
- Extensive experience designing and developing
enterprise software solutions
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Experience working across large infrastructure environments and distributed across multiple data centers
Essential functions and responsibilities:
- Provide subject matter expertise and support all
aspects of the Systems Administration environment including administration
and maintenance, business continuity, backup and recovery, capacity
management, change management, security management, and installationconfiguration
management in production and non-production environments.
- Strong knowledge of Sterling Connect Direct, IBM
MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
- Working knowledge of Configuration Management
using Puppet.
- Working knowledge of Enterprise Scheduling using
BMC Control-M.
- Strong knowledge of scripting in Java,
PowerShell, Python and Node.js.
- Good understanding of supported Operating
Systems, Windows, RHEL, and AIX.
- Work with other technical staff to coordinate
activities and implementations, follow and document procedures, respond,
track, and escalate systems incident.
- Follow change management and configuration
management procedures and guidelines.
- Serve as technical lead /mentor /representative
and provide technical guidance and mentorship.
- Serve as representative for all technical
issues/discussion with peer support teams.
- Manage and delegate daily technical group tasks
and efforts to appropriate staff/skills.
- Oversee and manage BAU projects such as
infrastructure software upgrades, patch management.
- Provide oversight for technical deployment plans
and system utilization reports.
- Extensive knowledge of core infrastructure
components such as high availability/federation/replication.
- Provide assistance and problem support to
infrastructure partners, application developers, business analysts and
business users while assessing impacts and communicating effectively.
- Recommend innovative solutions aligned with the
organizational initiatives and recognized problem areas.
- Architect, deploy and champion adherence of an
enterprise approach facilitating best practice methodologies to
stakeholders across the estate.
- Ensure synchronicity between application
lifecycle environments related to infrastructure components.
- Coordinate with all stakeholders to ensure the
continuity of the applications related to upgrades, versions, patches, and
new releases.
- Collaborate with the Architecture department to
ensure products and projects align to the TCH Reference Architecture
guidelines.
- Create, maintain and present detailed technical
documentation and executive summaries for key stakeholders, including
senior management.
- Ability to facilitate productive meetings at the
work group and steering committee levels of TCH
- Executes the proper risk/issue disciplines to
deliver the best outcomes for our customers, clients, and shareholders and
to protect our company’s reputation .
- Driving consensus and resolving conflicts
quickly.
- Thinking broadly about interdependencies
- Establishing and maintaining program management
standards, tools and routines including but not limited to:
- Capacity planning and forecasting
- Structuring of programs and projects
- Resourcing/forecasting
- Governance and control
- Aggregate portfolio/program reporting
- Ability to create work materials in a timely manner.
Additional responsibilities include:
- Work closely with internal and external partners
to guarantee continuous infrastructure availability.
- Suggest and implement continuous improvement,
automation efforts across the enterprise.
- Provide technical advice and industry best
practices as first contact to stakeholders and clients pertaining to
enterprise infrastructure related requests.
- Perform special projects and initiatives as
assigned.
- Serve as technical lead/mentor/representative and act as proxy for manager when required.
Behavioral & Leadership Competencies:
- Possesses and applies broad knowledge of concepts
and principles while exhibiting technical expertise in core subject areas.
- Works well independently with minimal
instructionguidance, confident to escalate issues appropriately.
- Excellent team player and effectively engages
externalinternal partners across the enterprise portfolio.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with
a focus for continuous improvement
- Ability to lead medium to complex projects as a
department representative.
- Adhere to the corporate Code of Conduct and exude a lead by example approach.
Physical demands and work environment:
- Ability to remain seated for long periods of time
while working on computer or editing.
- Ability to work under highly stressful deadlines.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to prioritize appropriately.
- Ability to sit and review information on a computer screen for long periods of time.
A reasonable, good faith estimate of the minimum
and maximum base salary for this
position is $113K/Annum to $125k/Annum.