Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure EngineerInfrastructure 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.Competencies1. Solid leadership and technical experience2. Excellent communication skills3. The internal drive, intellectual curiosity, ability to learn, lead, and desire to help the customers succeed4. Ability to work proactively and engage stakeholders5. Consistently demonstrates passion and drive, with a desire to improve solutions6. Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration7. 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 implementations9. 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 responsibilities11. Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance12. Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately.13. Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment14. Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions15. Experience using Agile and DevOps methodologySpecific Required Skillsa) Infrastructure engineer with a minimum of 10 years experience with:a. Experience building robust test environmentsb. Environment infrastructure build and automationc. Strong scripting and automation experienced. Strong hands-on middleware experiencee. Extensive SDLC experiencef. Ability to analyze and troubleshoot mid-tier/mainframe infrastructure issues.Job DutiesHands on technical and architecture skillsExposure to a variety of other platforms and technologies is a plus, including IBMRHEL, TOMCAT, Cloud AWS, Ansible is a plusAutomation experience is a requiredExperience in supporting WebSphere Application Server across multiple operating systems to include design, deployment, and management as well as application migrationsTroubleshooting DataPower domain application issues and certificate crypto object issuesInstallation and configuration of DataPower Appliances.Experience administering middle-tier systems using WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.0/9/0, IBM ServerDemonstrable experience in a multi-tier environment, monitoring, and deep analysis of Java applications with distributed and clustered environmentsExperience with MQSeries installation and administrationExperience automating the configuration of servers/virtual machines with solutions such as Ansible or equivalentExperience configuring databases within WebSphereExperience in Pega, and WAS 9.0 application serverHands on experience in Pega with specific experience in the healthcare industry will be a plusUnderstanding of middleware architecture and working knowledge of various middleware application server integrationConfigure 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 balancersWorking knowledge on SSL certificates implementationSolid understanding of J2EE application deployment patterns and n-tier architecturesUnderstanding 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 ExperienceExperience in WAS 9.0 and above on AIX, RedHat platforms, 32- and 64-bit JDK, WAS ND, WAS MQ.IBM WebSphere MQ, 8.0., 9.0Expert 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 desiredThe 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:WebSphereMQ SeriesJava/J2EEDB2 UDBStrong UNIX/scriptingAIXRHELTomcatEssential FunctionsPerforms installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of assigned technologyManages system/application environment and ongoing operationsEnsures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standardsResearches, designs, implements, and tests technology solutionsProactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologiesTroubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failuresResolves alerts and performs remediation activitiesManages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software ownersCollects and presents data for reporting and planningAssists with developing tactical strategies, processes, and procedures related to systems/application administrationDetermines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errorsCollaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiativesDetermines best course of action for meeting business needsProvides input into infrastructure architecture designsWrites programming/scriptingMay participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercisesEnsures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints.May contribute input to infrastructure architecturePerforms on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologiesRequired Education:8 -11 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of transferable experience.