Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer Infrastructure Engineer responsible for configuration, administration, troubleshooting, and maintenance of technology solutions. Provides technical support, troubleshooting and diagnostics, and performs scripting/programming to ensure stable and efficient operation of technology solutions. Competencies 1. Solid leadership and technical experience 2. Excellent communication skills 3. The internal drive, intellectual curiosity, ability to learn, lead, and desire to help the customers succeed 4. Ability to work proactively and engage stakeholders 5. Consistently demonstrates passion and drive, with a desire to improve solutions 6. Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration 7. Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system. 8. Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations 9. High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy. 10. Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities 11. Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance 12. Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately. 13. Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment 14. Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions 15. Experience using Agile and DevOps methodology Specific Required Skills a) Infrastructure engineer with a minimum of 10 years experience with: a. Experience building robust test environments b. Environment infrastructure build and automation c. Strong scripting and automation experience d. Strong hands-on middleware experience e. Extensive SDLC experience f. Ability to analyze and troubleshoot mid-tier/mainframe infrastructure issues. Job Duties Hands on technical and architecture skills Exposure to a variety of other platforms and technologies is a plus, including IBM RHEL, TOMCAT, Cloud AWS, Ansible is a plus Automation experience is a required Experience in supporting WebSphere Application Server across multiple operating systems to include design, deployment, and management as well as application migrations Troubleshooting DataPower domain application issues and certificate crypto object issues Installation and configuration of DataPower Appliances. Experience administering middle-tier systems using WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.0/9/0, IBM Server Demonstrable experience in a multi-tier environment, monitoring, and deep analysis of Java applications with distributed and clustered environments Experience with MQSeries installation and administration Experience automating the configuration of servers/virtual machines with solutions such as Ansible or equivalent Experience configuring databases within WebSphere Experience in Pega, and WAS 9.0 application server Hands on experience in Pega with specific experience in the healthcare industry will be a plus Understanding of middleware architecture and working knowledge of various middleware application server integration Configure and administration of IBM API Connect and IBM DataPower appliances. Maintain working knowledge of API security standards and implementation (Oauth 2.0, OpenID, JSON, Web Token, JOSE, x509 certificates); maintain knowledge of API security certification, authentication, authorization, IP security setup, and endpoint configuration. Good knowledge of network concepts and F5 load balancers Working knowledge on SSL certificates implementation Solid understanding of J2EE application deployment patterns and n-tier architectures Understanding of SOA and web services and their deployment in DataPower. Installation and tuning of Sterling Integrator & Axway products is a plus. Experience in the Sterling File Gateway, Sterling B2B Integrator, Sterling Control Center, Sterling Secure Proxy, ITXA, and Axway B2Bi environments is a plus. Required Experience Experience in WAS 9.0 and above on AIX, RedHat platforms, 32- and 64-bit JDK, WAS ND, WAS MQ. IBM WebSphere MQ, 8.0., 9.0 Expert knowledge of scripting for automation (BASH, Python, or Ruby). Should have good product knowledge on the functionality and different components of the product. Experience on versions of MQ v7, v8 is preferred. Extensive experience in configuration and administration of IBM DataPower and IBM APIM Appliances. Experience in IBM DataPower XI52 and WebSphere 8.x+ architectures. Configuring certificates/encryption decryption - filed level message level. Expertise in troubleshooting DataPower, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP) and triggering. Experience in initializing/setup of IBM DataPower SOA appliances. Perform administrative tasks on IBM DataPower configuration, interface design, development, maintenance, and administrative activity. Working knowledge of general security concepts (Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, and Digital signatures), PKI concepts, and TLS. Good troubleshooting skills with overall knowledge on DataPower features/concepts. Strong UNIX/LINUX experience. Strong Tomcat with RedHat Linux experience is desired The candidate should have a strong focus on IBM DataPower and would require extensive knowledge of various integration patterns and security standards, best practices, hands-on experience with administration and management of DataPower. Programming experience in Oracle SOA platform is a plus. Java/J2EE programming background is a plus. Experience with Sterling B2B Integrator and ITXA is a Plus. Experience with mid-tier/mainframe platforms and their associated operation systems and tools including: WebSphere MQ Series Java/J2EE

DB2 UDB

Strong UNIX/scripting AIX RHEL Tomcat Essential Functions Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of assigned technology Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards Researches, designs, implements, and tests technology solutions Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies Troubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failures Resolves alerts and performs remediation activities Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners Collects and presents data for reporting and planning Assists with developing tactical strategies, processes, and procedures related to systems/application administration Determines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errors Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives Determines best course of action for meeting business needs Provides input into infrastructure architecture designs Writes programming/scripting May participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints. May contribute input to infrastructure architecture Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies Required Education: 8 -11 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of transferable experience. Samprasoft