Middleware Administrator

Role

Middleware Administrator

Raleigh, NC

• Middle Tier administration (Primary Focus Area) – The successful candidate will be able to support USPS implemented middle tier technologies, including web and application servers, containers and container management technologies, messaging technologies, cloud platform and services, automation tools, scripting languages and monitoring tools. Current technologies in use include Apache Tomcat, Wild Fly, Oracle Fusion Middle Tier (OFM), IBM Web Sphere, Apache HTTP, Kubernetes, Docker and other types of containers, IBM MQ, Kafka, Zookeeper, Red Hat Open Shift, Red Hat 3scale Ansible, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Linux shell scripting, Microsoft Power Shell, JYTHON, App Dynamics, Zabbix, Solar Winds, Neustar and Splunk.
• Unix/Linux server administration – The successful candidate will be able to administer servers running the Unix and/or Linux operating system in a large, multi-datacenter environment. They will be expected to regularly exercise independent judgment, as well as high level of analytic skill, in solving complex technical problems for the USPS in the Linux Server and Virtual ESX environment. This individual serves as the focal point for problem resolution by interacting with USPS employees and (multiple) equipment and application vendors to ensure proper application installation and operation, and problem resolution.
  
  The individual will also serve as the trainer and mentor to other Linux Administrators at various times. This individual will be expected to work independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.
• Windows server administration – The successful candidate will be able to perform complex functional activities in support of servers running the Windows server operating system for the USPS. They will be expected to regularly exercise independent judgment, as well as high level of analytic skill, in solving complex technical problems for the USPS in the Windows Server and Virtual ESX environment.
  
  This individual serves as the focal point for problem resolution by interacting with USPS employees and (multiple) equipment and application vendors to ensure proper application installation and operation, and problem resolution. The individual will also serve as the trainer and mentor to the other Windows Administrator position at various times. This individual will be expected to work independently with a minimum of guidance or direction.

• Provide day to day incident and deployment support of multiple server operating systems, including Unix, Linux and Windows, which includes on-site and remote administration, user support, performance monitoring and tuning, and capacity planning.
• Provide day to day incident and deployment support of middle tier applications, including web and application servers, containers and container managers, messaging technologies, cloud platform and services, automation tools, scripting languages and monitoring tools.