Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure engineer to analyze, develop and implement infrastructure strategies for Test and Production environments on Midrange and Mainframe platforms. Build complex Multi node and Clustered Middleware environments from ground up including installation and configuration of Middleware products such as IBM Web Sphere Application Server, MQ, Web Seal, Tomcat, B2B, HTTP Server and deploying over a hundred custom applications.

Engineer and implement End to End Automation solutions to provision new environments leveraging DEVOPS and IAAS methodologies with tools such as Ansible and backend languages and framework including Python and Shell scripting.

Automate installation and configuration of IBM Middleware products including Web Sphere Application Server, Message Queue, Web Seal, IBM HTTP Server and B2B etc.

Automate the deployment of All (new and existing) Java J2EE Applications for built environments using Ansible Custom Modules to reduce delay due to enable continuous delivery and seamless implementation.

Ability to develop custom Python code and Yaml files to support Infrastructure automation.

Experience leveraging Bitbucket to Version control Python code and Ansible Playbooks.

Lead and provide technical direction and expertise to project teams. Provide technical guidance and support to customers on solutions.

Work closely with IAAS, Platform and Development teams on requirements and collaborating on solutions.

Conduct bi-weekly code review meetings using Crucible.

Engage in weekly Sprint planning and Agile software development using JIRA.

Support Code Deployment activities including conflict resolution.

Document bug/code issues and new feature requests using Jira. Analyze and recommend improvements to support Environment Management and Configuration Management initiatives.

Provide Production Environment and Infrastructure support for the Project.

Leverage SharePoint and Confluence Wiki for documentation and Publish release notes.

Provide pre and post implementation support for Test and Production environments.

Conduct training and knowledge transfer sessions.

Experience building robust test environments including but not limited to the following

• Install IBM Web Sphere Application Server including fix packs and IBM HTTP Server and Plugin version.
• Create Deployment Manager and Application Server profiles and custom JVM arguments.
• Configure Web Sphere Resources such as JDBC, Data Sources, Messaging Queues, Virtual Hosts Aliases, Name Server Bindings and custom properties.
• Enable Global Security and configuring with LDAP.
• Install IBM MQ software versions (as needed) and configuring MQ resources such as Local, Alias and Remotes Queues, Channels and Listeners.
• Install IBM Web Seal Servers instances and configuring resources such as Junctions, managed cookies/ JSession  Single Signoff including configuration with LDAP and Policy Server.
• Hands on Experience building and automation infrastructure using Python scripts and Dev Ops Configuration Tools such as Ansible.
• Develop Python scripts, Ansible Playbooks and Custom Modules to automate the standard installation and configuration of the Middleware products as necessary.
• Work with Yaml files to load Application specific configuration resources .
• Create templates for Application Yaml files for dynamic infrastructure builds.

Scripting and Automation experience includes:

• Excellent knowledge of Python scripting leveraging the approach of Object Oriented Programming.
• Develop complex methods on Python capable of invoking IBM scripting frameworks such as wsadmin for Web Sphere and MQ Control Commands for IBM MQ.
• Develop custom logging framework to capture the logs of python scripts at different levels such as Info, Debug and Error.

Build and Deployment experience.

Deploy Web Sphere Enterprise Applications and Standalone Java Applications using Web Sphere Admin Console, wsadmin scripting interface including J2EE EAR, WAR and JAR files using automation such as wsadmin scripting and Python.

• Develop Ansible playbooks and custom modules using Ansibles built-in framework to dynamically deploy and install enterprise applications.
• Configure Application level…