Senior Middleware Engineer

Senior Middleware Engineer Education Requirements Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent education and experience. Job Duties and Responsibilities Build, install, deploy, configure, and manage infrastructure systems based on Java-related web applications running on IBM WebSphere Liberty and reporting tools like IBM Cognos BI, Tableau, and Motio servers in Linux platforms. Automate application deployments with Jenkins CI/CD. Migrate WebSphere-based Java applications to WebSphere Liberty and update Cognos-related contents to newer C12 versions. Perform WebSphere and Cognos deployments in all environments following the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Support application upgrades and perform security vulnerability remediation whenever an information vulnerability or application issue is reported. Perform user security management in WebSphere and Cognos administration tools. Analyze problems and implement resolution for the architecture, WebSphere application servers, and MQ migrations. Analyze problems and implement resolution for Cognos Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Metric Studio, and Cognos Transformer. Manage SSL certificates for all web applications running on WebSphere/Cognos/Tableau/Jenkins/AbInitio layers. Provide on‑call 24/7 support for issues, user report executions, application issues, failover incidents, and log reviews. Secure web access and single sign on (SSO) for vendor‑provided web applications integrated with CCTI infrastructure. Work with vendor and internal teams to provide 24/7 support and occasional weekend coverage for release and infrastructure upgrade activities. Work Experience Required for the Position 8+ years of experience in IBM Middleware Engineering, configuration, and administration. 5+ years of experience in troubleshooting IBM Middleware infrastructure and involved release management configurations and processes. Proficiency in configuring and managing WebSphere Suite (Application Servers, Liberty, MQ) products and reporting tools (Cognos BI, Tableau) running in Unix/Linux environments. Experience in cloud migration, automation of admin tasks using Ansible, and other third‑party integration scenarios. Strong understanding of Java web applications, DB2 database integrations, data source configurations, network/firewall requests, monitoring, and health checks of applications running in Dev/QA/Plan test/Production/DR environments. Experience in scripting to minimize day‑to‑day manual efforts and expertise in scripting languages like Python/YAML. Environment / Technologies Involved Work location is Portland, ME with required travel to client locations throughout the USA. Rite Pros is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). #J-18808-Ljbffr