Middleware Admin/Senior Systems Administrator

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Systems Administrator.

In this role, you will:

• Experience working within large-scale enterprise IT environment
• Awareness of security, audit, risk and compliance within enterprise IT environment
• Middleware Engineering background preferred and/or experience to equivalent level
• Experience working and partnering with middleware vendors (e.g. IBM)
• Strong awareness of infrastructure lifecycle, management and process
• Administrative Knowledge with practical hands-on of Middleware product on multiple platforms such as Linux, UNIX and Solaris in production support and surrounding tools along with ITIL processes.

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Hand-on experience with messaging products like MQ and middleware products like WAS/IHS , Liberty ..etc .
• Experience of designing and automating the deployment of to meet non-functional requirements like high availability, security and so on
• Experience in developing complex solutions using shell scripting, puppet, ansible.
• Core competencies: IBM HTTP Server, WebSphere Application Server, MQ ,Tomcat, WebLogic,
• Experience in installation and patching of the Middleware products such as IBMIHS, WAS, Portal, BPM, MQ, WebLogic, in compliance with organizational standards.
• Experience in Configuration changes on existing application environments.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues related to application hosting.
• Provide ongoing support for problem records, identify problem situations, review the problems, engage associates to plan for investigation, work on Root Cause Analysis and provide solution in coordination with various infrastructure/application teams.
• Own the resolution of problems in hand, demonstrate analytical and problem management skills to drive the resolution and prevent reoccurrence.
• Actively participate Quality Review meetings, handle crisis calls, and provide inputs in IM review.
• Contribute to ad-hoc production support requirements.
• Ensuring deliverables as per standards and quality in agreed schedule, review & documentation of processes, tasks as applicable. Follow the best practices & ensure strict adherence to guidelines.
• Provide required reports on timely basis on team's behalf to senior management team.
• Be able to communicate with the stakeholders and escalate in timely manner.
• Identify & manage operational risks and contribute to mitigate the same.

Summary preferred Key Skills:

• WAS/IHS, Liberty , MQ
• Git/GitHub (essential)
• Understand CI/CD pipelines and tooling (Jenkins etc)
• DevOps principles
• Puppet/Ansible/Chef
• Docker/Containers

You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India