Middleware Systems Administrator

**Description**:

- **Summary of This Role**
**Design and implement solutions based on various middleware technologies, such as WebSphere, WebLogic, JBOSS, IIS, Apache, SunOne Web Server, Tibco, Pega Solutions, Webservice and XML Messaging/Gateway, between two or more systems within multiple target platforms that may include Windows, Unix/Linux or z/OS. Evaluate security models of vendor middleware technologies to ensure compliance with current company policies and/or industry regulations. Solve technical problems which involve large scale inter-disciplinary objectives with multiple, heterogeneous, distributed and/or mainframe systems that are embedded in networks at multiple levels. Hold and Maintain a proficiency in middleware technologies and industry best practices.**
**What Part Will You Play?**

**Evaluates user needs and system functionality in order to ensure that customer-facing production and internal business systems meet the needs of individuals and projects.**
- **Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the middleware technology field, understanding the landscape of solutions within the industry to determine appropriate direction and potential needed change in direction. Provides guidance for the design and implementation of high-availability solutions to meet customer needs through detailed requirements gathering and independent analysis of customer / product needs. Presents technology recommendations to senior leaders effectively, working on multi-year project enhancement decisions.**
- **Creates and maintains documentation standards proactively to exceed required standards for internal and regulatory compliance. Stays abreast to changes in the industry, identifies potential impacts or enhancements, reviews feedback from less experienced team members and provides recommendations to management. Implements standardized automation of procedures to mitigate risks associated with manual processing errors.**
- **Carries an automatic notification device and is available for after-hours on-call support.**
- **Maintains regular and predictable attendance at the worksite.**
- **Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.**
- **What Are We Looking For in This Role?**
**Minimum Qualifications**
- **Bachelor's Degree**
- **Relevant Experience or Degree in: Major in Computer Science strongly preferred, other majors considered. Willing to accept additional experience in lieu of a degree.**
- **Experience with HP / MicroFocus / OpenText uCMDB for 5+ years**
- **Able to work both independently as well as collaboratively achieving results within established timeframes with mínimal supervision**
- **Experience with middleware technology in varying environments.**
- **Preferred Qualifications**
- **Master's Degree**
- **Major in Computer Science or Business Administration / Management Information Systems**
- **What Are Our Desired Skills and Capabilities?**
- **Skills / Knowledge - Having broad expertise or unique knowledge, uses skills to contribute to development of company objectives and principles and to achieve goals in creative and effective ways. Barriers to entry such as technical committee review may exist at this level.**
- **Job Complexity - Works on significant and unique issues where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangibles. Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups.**
- **Supervision - Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments. May supervise the activities of others.