Middleware Engineer

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist @ KTek Talent solutions LLP

Position: Middleware Lead / Architect / Senior Administrator

Job location: Alpharetta, Georgia or Cincinnati, OH (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Employment type: Contract

Visa Status: We need US citizens or Green Card holders who are comfortable working full-time.

• Lead the administration and support of enterprise-grade middleware platforms (Web Sphere, Web Logic, JBoss, Tomcat).
• Manage deployments, clustering, scaling, and performance optimization of application servers.
• Automate middleware and system administration tasks using Power Shell and Unix shell scripting.
• Ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of mission-critical applications hosted on middleware platforms.
• Perform system upgrades, patching, and security hardening across servers and middleware.
• Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and Dev Ops teams for application deployments and environment setup.
• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root cause analysis, and resolve middleware issues with minimal downtime.
• Participate in capacity planning, monitoring, and disaster recovery exercises.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Ensure compliance with ITIL processes (Change, incident, and Problem Management).
• Strong expertise in Web Sphere, Web Logic, JBoss, and Apache Tomcat.
• Advanced skills in Power Shell and Unix shell scripting.
• Deep understanding of Windows, Unix, and Linux operating systems.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in production-critical environment.
• Exposure to Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) for middleware hosting.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Shift).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Git Lab) for automation.
• Primary Skills 1
  
  Required:
  
  Experienced & Practitioner with Basic knowledge with demonstrated hands‑on experience. Requires no/minimal supervision in Middleware, Using for Software Development Application Servers
• Application Server Administration IBM Web Sphere Application Server
• Application Server Administration Oracle Web Logic Server
• Primary Skill 2
  
  Required:
  
  Experienced practitioner with Basic knowledge with demonstrated hands‑on experience. Requires no/minimal supervision in Application Server Administration | JBoss Enterprise Application Platform
• Secondary Skill 1
  
  Required:
  
  Experienced practitioner with Basic knowledge with demonstrated hands‑on experience. Requires no/minimal supervision in operating system shells. Windows Power Shell Scripting
• Operating System Shell Unix Shell Scripting
• Secondary Skill 2
  
  Required:
  
  Experienced practitioner with Basic knowledge with demonstrated hands‑on experience. Requires no/minimal supervision in operating systems:
  Windows, Unix and Linux

• Minimum Education al Qualification required:
  Engineer – B.E./B.Tech./MCA

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