Senior WebSphere and Cloud Systems Administrator - 100% Remote - Contract (Client in Columbus, OH) - B4027B

Our direct client is looking for a Senior WebSphere and Cloud Systems Administrator for a 100% Remote Long term contract (Client in Columbus, OH).

Note:
- Teams Interview
- 8-10 hours per day
- M-F core hours: 7am-6pm (any 8-10 hours w/in those times)
- Subject to On-Call (24/7 daily, 365 days a Year)

JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Looking for candidate to function as a SME on enterprise systems, with advance skills in administering WebSphere Application Server, cloud system administration (including Azure, AWS, and Google) and containerized application platform on Linux / AIX.
- The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in a multi-tier and multi-platform enterprise class environments.

Knowledge
- Strong knowledge of Unix, Linux, Windows operating system and system administration tasks
- Highly available vertical / horizontal scaling, disaster recovery capabilities
- Single Sign On, network load balancer, firewall, IP subnets.
- On-Prem monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace,
- Cloud monitoring capabilities like Azure Monitor
- CI/CD pipelines: Jenkins, Nexis, Azure DevOps, etc.)
- Version control subsystem like: Git, Subversion, etc.
- Storage subsystem
- Salesforce
- Knowledge of application development, implementation and deployment experience.
- Web services and data integration techniques, messaging and transformation.

Skills
- Experience performing system and software audits.
- Assesses and analyzes business requirements, current state environment and technology choices to evaluate security solution alternatives that meet solution architecture needs and support enterprise requirements.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills related to Cloud, IAM and privileged access management.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, on both technical and non-technical topics
- Prioritize tasks effectively to ensure that project deliverables and deadlines are met.
- Advanced root cause analysis and written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience supporting and participating in 24 X 7 on-call weekly rotation.
- Experience handling and reacting to infrastructure alerts reacting quickly.
- Communicating:
- Communicate with clients, assisting them with their needs to ensure client satisfaction. Communicate the deployment/release schedule, release artifacts, priorities, and status to all stakeholders.
- Coordinate releases with internal stakeholders.
- Champion best practices and quality standards.
- Participate in functional and technical meetings throughout the development lifecycle.

Abilities

Mandatory skills
WebSphere
- Perform upgrades, patches, and fix security issues.
- Monitor application performance, system performance, troubleshoot and diagnose issues and implement fixes.
- Work closely with the development teams to design solutions, deploy and maintain application.
- Install, configure and deploy new WebSphere application servers on AIX and Linux
- Write and deploy shell scripts, automate tasks.
- Experience working with SSL and application security in WebSphere.
- Troubleshoot, collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve complex technical issues.
- Participate in defining corporate implementation and integration strategies of new technologies.
- Experience administering platforms like MuleSoft, RabbitMQ, Docker / Podman, Promethus, Azure CI / CD.

Containers and Cloud Management
- Work with cloud platforms Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.
- Experience support SaaS products in the cloud Adobe enterprise, MuleSoft Cloud Integration
- Deploy and manage containerized application in a cloud environment.
- Understands clustered container orchestration configuration and setup of Kubernetes / OpenShift platform.
- Work with cloud vendors and cloud hosting service providers and recommend infrastructure solutions.
- Experience implementing security and best practices for cloud-based systems.
- Experience deploying Containers, Microservices, Kubernetes, etc. both in on-prem and cloud.
- Experience in deploying infrastructure as code using Azure CI/CD Pipelines from Azure repos

SKILL MATRIX:
- Total experience - Required
- 4 Year college degree or equivalent Computer Science - Required
- Experience administering platforms like MuleSoft, RabbitMQ, Docker / Podman, Promethus, Azure CI / CD. - Required
- Install, configure and deploy new WebSphere application servers on AIX and Linux - Required
- Experience deploying Containers, Microservices, Kubernetes, etc. both in on-prem and cloud. - Required
- Certified in WebSphere, AIX / Unix, Linux, Azure CI/CD, Azure or AWS. RedHat Open Shit, Docker, Python, Windows Power Shell and JavaScript - Strong plus to have
- Azure repos and Azure DevOps experience - Strong plus to have
- Highly available vertical / horizontal scaling, disaster recovery capabilities - Required
- hands-on experience in a multi-tier and multi-platform enterprise class environments. - Required
- advanced skills in administering WebSphere Application Server, cloud system administration and containerized applications - Required

Question 1: Do you understand, and will abide by, the provision in your subcontract with OST that it is PROHIBITED for government equipment to be taken or used outside of the United States by your contractors? The consequences of this occurring can and will result in repercussions to you, the prime vendor, regardless if the candidate works for a sub-vendor of yours. It will also result in immediate termination of the contractor, and make them ineligible for rehire in the program.
Question 2: Where is your candidate currently located (City, State)?
Question 3: This position is 8-10 hours per day, MondayFriday (Client core hours: 7 AM6 PM EST). Subject to On-Call (24/7 daily, 365 days a Year). Are you fine with this?

Location: 100% Remote, Work 8-10 hours/day, MondayFriday (Client core hours: 7 AM6 PM EST)
Type: Long term contract

Please send your resumes to "jobs at etechnovision dot com" with B4027B in the subject for immediate consideration.