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IBM BPM Platform Engineer / Administrator

Cynet Systems
Chicago, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 5/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/29/2026
We are looking for a IBM BPM Platform Engineer / Administrator for our client in Chicago, IL
Job Title: IBM BPM Platform Engineer / Administrator
Job Location: Chicago, IL
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $55hr - $60hr

Requirement/Must Have:

  • Strong hands-on experience with IBM BPM / IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW) administration.
  • Experience with installation, configuration, deployment, and support of IBM BPM environments.
  • Strong expertise in WebSphere Application Server (WAS) administration and clustering.
  • Experience with deployment and release management of BPM artifacts, process apps, and toolkits.
  • Experience in JVM, WebSphere, and database performance tuning.
  • Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
  • Experience with Oracle, DB2, or SQL Server database integration.
  • Knowledge of LDAP, SSO, certificates, and authentication mechanisms.
  • Scripting and automation experience using Shell, Python, or Jython.
  • Experience working in Linux/Unix and/or Windows server environments.

Experience:

  • Proven experience in IBM BPM / BAW platform engineering and administration.
  • Experience managing development, QA, UAT, and production BPM environments.
  • Experience with platform upgrades, patching, and environment migrations.
  • Experience in monitoring, performance optimization, and platform support.
  • Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
  • Experience with enterprise release and change management processes.
  • Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, UrbanCode Deploy, or similar.
  • Experience with REST/SOAP services, messaging systems, and enterprise integrations preferred.
  • Familiarity with cloud, container, or hybrid infrastructure environments preferred.

Responsibilities:

  • Install, configure, maintain, and support IBM BPM / BAW environments.
  • Manage clusters, nodes, application servers, profiles, and middleware components.
  • Perform environment setup, upgrades, patching, and configuration management.
  • Manage deployment and migration of BPM applications, process apps, and toolkits.
  • Support release management activities including deployment validation and rollback planning.
  • Monitor system health, application performance, and platform utilization.
  • Troubleshoot memory issues, thread issues, deployment failures, and environment instability.
  • Tune IBM BPM, WebSphere Application Server, JVM, and database configurations.
  • Provide L2/L3 production support and incident resolution.
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive solutions.
  • Support integrations with enterprise systems, databases, and middleware services.
  • Implement platform security, access controls, and environment hardening practices.
  • Support audit, compliance, backup, and disaster recovery activities.
  • Create and maintain architecture documents, runbooks, deployment guides, and operational documentation.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, development, DevOps, and business teams.

Should Have:

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work in enterprise-scale production support environments.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.

Skills:

  • IBM BPM.
  • IBM Business Automation Workflow (BAW).
  • WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
  • JVM Tuning.
  • Performance Optimization.
  • Deployment and Release Management.
  • Linux/Unix Administration.
  • Windows Server Administration.
  • Oracle / DB2 / SQL Server.
  • REST/SOAP Services.
  • LDAP / SSO / Certificates.
  • Shell Scripting.
  • Python.
  • Jython.
  • Jenkins.
  • GitHub.
  • UrbanCode Deploy.
  • Incident Management.
  • Root Cause Analysis.
  • High Availability and Disaster Recovery.

Qualification and Education:

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred.
  • Equivalent practical experience in IBM BPM / BAW platform engineering is accepted.

Salary : $55 - $60

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