Websphere Administrator

Our government-sector client is seeking a highly experienced WebSphere Admin with expertise in WebSphere Application Server administration, container platforms, and cloud infrastructure management. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience supporting enterprise-class, multi-tier, and multi-platform environments, along with strong infrastructure automation and cloud administration skills.

WebSphere Admin

Remote

Columbus, OH

long Term

Required Experience

• 12 years of overall relevant IT experience
• 5 years supporting Kubernetes environments, including Amazon EKS and Azure AKS
• 5 years of WebSphere Application Server administration
• 5 years administering application security products
• 5 years administering enterprise integration platforms
• 5 years working with government agencies
• 5 years providing senior-level technical consulting to IT management and technical teams
• 3 years advising IT leadership on emerging technologies and strategic solutions
• 2 years of cloud platform administration experience

Preferred Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and technical experience
• Technical Knowledge
• Administration of Unix, Linux, and Windows operating systems
• High availability architectures, disaster recovery, and scalability solutions
• Single Sign-On (SSO), network load balancers, firewalls, and IP subnetting
• Monitoring tools including Splunk, Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and AWS CloudWatch
• CI/CD and automation tools including Ansible, Jenkins, Nexus, Maven, and Bitbucket
• Version control systems such as Git and Subversion
• Storage infrastructure administration
• Salesforce and MuleSoft integration platforms
• Application development, deployment, and implementation methodologies
• Web services, APIs, messaging systems, data integration, and transformation technologies
• SSL certificates, cryptography, networking, databases, and middleware troubleshooting
• REST and SOAP service integration, including JSON-to-SOAP and SOAP-to-JSON transformations
• API design, implementation, and extension development

Required Skills

• Conduct system and software audits
• Analyze business requirements and evaluate secure technology solutions
• Advanced knowledge of cloud technologies, identity and access management (IAM), and privileged access management
• Strong troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet project deadlines
• Experience responding to infrastructure alerts and production incidents
• Experience supporting enterprise environments with 24x7 on-call responsibilities
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Coordinate releases and deployment activities across teams
• Promote best practices, quality standards, and operational excellence
• Participate in technical and functional meetings throughout the project lifecycle

WebSphere Administration Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and deploy WebSphere Application Server environments on AIX and Linux
• Perform upgrades, patching, and security remediation activities
• Monitor system and application performance and implement corrective actions
• Collaborate with development teams to design, deploy, and maintain enterprise applications
• Develop shell scripts and automate administrative tasks
• Configure and support Apache HTTP Server, IBM HTTP Server, and IIS environments
• Implement and maintain SSL security configurations
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and application issues
• Participate in defining enterprise integration and implementation strategies

Technical Advisory Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance and consultation to application development teams
• Advise on API security, policy management, and integration best practices
• Analyze application code and system behavior to support troubleshooting efforts
• Collaborate with middleware, infrastructure, and platform teams to deliver technical solutions
• Provide senior-level consulting to IT management and technical staff
• Define and document technical requirements, workflows, system interfaces, controls, and outputs
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and process improvement initiatives
• Develop automated testing and stress-testing solutions

Cloud & Container Platform Responsibilities

• Administer cloud environments across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform
• Deploy, manage, and support applications hosted in cloud environments
• Monitor and support workloads running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Design and implement containerized and microservices-based solutions
• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters in both cloud and on-premises environments
• Work with cloud vendors and hosting providers to recommend and implement infrastructure solutions
• Support enterprise container orchestration and cloud-native application platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Salesforce and MuleSoft administration and integration
• Experience with infrastructure automation and DevOps practices
• Experience designing highly available and scalable enterprise platforms
• Strong background in enterprise application integration and API management

Work Schedule

• Remote
• 8–10 hours per day
• Monday through Friday
• Core business hours: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (any 8–10-hour shift within this timeframe)
• Participation in 24x7 on-call rotation is required