Fin-middleware-operations Support-jboss

**Production Support Infra Java Professional**

You will participate in development, maintenance, and field support of a market leading FinTech product. The work includes intensive interaction with Customers, Product Managers, Software architects and developers, and Customer Support Engineers.

**Role and Responsibilities**

Dive deep into the product’s legacy code to add features where required and solve urgent cases and defects that are encountered by customers in the field.

The role includes dealing with the following:

- **Application Server Management**
- Monitor and manage deployments on **JBoss, WebLogic, or WebSphere**.
- Restart services, manage server logs, and troubleshoot server-level issues (e.g., memory leaks, thread pool exhaustion).
- **Incident Management & Troubleshooting**
- Perform **root cause analysis (RCA)**and document findings for recurring issues.
- **Log Analysis & Monitoring**
- Set up and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts for proactive issue detection.
- **Deployment & Release Support**
- Support deployments using **manual or automated scripts**(e.g., shell scripts, Jenkins pipelines).
- Validate deployments and perform **post-deployment smoke testing**.
- **Configuration & Environment Management**
- Handle environment-specific variables, JNDI resources, and connection pools.
- **Database & Integration Support**
- Troubleshoot issues related to **JPA/Hibernate**, connection pooling, and long-running queries.
- Support integrations with external systems (e.g., REST APIs, MQs, FTPs).
- **Performance Tuning**
- Tune JVM parameters, thread pools, and database connections for optimal performance.
- **Security & Compliance**
- Ensure secure communication (SSL/TLS), authentication, and authorization using **Spring Security**and server-level configurations.
- Manage access controls, audit logs, and compliance with internal security policies.
- **Documentation & Knowledge Base**
- Maintain detailed documentation for deployment procedures, known issues, and troubleshooting guides.
- Create and update runbooks for common support scenarios.
- **Collaboration & Communication**
- Work closely with development, QA, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure smooth operations.
- Participate in **on-call rotations**, incident bridges, and change management meetings.

**Job Requirements**

Must have:

- Relevant academic background
- At least 8 years of experience in Java development
- Experience with hard case investigations at highly pressured timelines
- Experience with Application Servers such as JBoss / WebLogic / WebSphere
- Experience with Spring ecosystemExperience with Hibernate

Must have at least some of the next:

- Experience with **Oracle DB**:

- Good familiarity with a Distributed Cache System such as **Hazelcast**:

- Good familiarity with a messaging system such as **IBM MQ**and **Kafka**:

- Good familiarity with **ElasticSearch DB**:

- Good familiarity with **2 phase commit**transaction mechanisms
- Experience with **HA**failover scenarios
We are looking for a smart, highly motivated, out of the box thinker that is also a great team player. Good communication skills are expected.