Senior Middleware Administrator​/Solutions Architect

Overview

We are seeking a Middleware Administrator / Solutions Architect with strong expertise in managing, integrating, and architecting middleware platforms. This role will support enterprise and custom applications, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across Linux, Windows, and mainframe systems.

• Install, configure, and manage middleware platforms (Web Logic, JBoss, Tomcat, Web Sphere, IIS, etc.).
• Architect and design middleware solutions supporting enterprise applications.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application server environments.
• Collaborate with developers, DBAs, and infrastructure teams to support deployments.
• Ensure middleware security, patching, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Support automation and Dev Ops practices for middleware deployments.
• Plan and execute migrations, upgrades, and cloud integrations.

Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Software Engineering.
• 5 years of experience in middleware administration
• 5 years of experience supporting enterprise applications

• Certifications in middleware (Oracle Web Logic, Red Hat JBoss, Microsoft IIS).
• Experience working in defense industry
• Military experience

• Middleware expertise:
  Web Logic, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, Web Sphere, IIS.
• Platform knowledge:
  Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), Windows Server, mainframe middleware integration.
• Application integration:
  Java applications, web services, APIs, messaging systems.
• Dev Ops & automation:
  Scripting (Power Shell, Python, Bash); CI/CD;
  Ansible/Terraform.
• Security & performance: TLS/SSL, certificates, load balancing, clustering, performance tuning.
• Experience with hybrid environments (on-prem cloud).

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