What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior System Administrator - DevOps engineer position at Talent Groups?
Hybrid Details: Greater Boston Area - Onsite/Remote
Duration: 11 months to start
Position Summary
This position will report to the Technical Manager and will serve as the Senior System Analyst for the client s application. We are seeking a versatile AWS System Administrator/DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our critical Medicaid Management application environment.
This role requires expertise in traditional system administration (RHEL, WebLogic, Oracle) and modern DevOps practices on AWS. A key responsibility will be building a Proof of Concept (POC) to re-architect and rebuild the legacy application in a scalable, cloud-native AWS environment.
Detailed List Of Role And Responsibilities
Duration: 11 months to start
Position Summary
This position will report to the Technical Manager and will serve as the Senior System Analyst for the client s application. We are seeking a versatile AWS System Administrator/DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our critical Medicaid Management application environment.
This role requires expertise in traditional system administration (RHEL, WebLogic, Oracle) and modern DevOps practices on AWS. A key responsibility will be building a Proof of Concept (POC) to re-architect and rebuild the legacy application in a scalable, cloud-native AWS environment.
Detailed List Of Role And Responsibilities
- Responsible for providing technology initiatives, support on-going release activities and� POC for application transformation as System Admin/DevOps engineer.
- Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in AWS cloud environments (EC2 instances).
- Administer and troubleshoot Java/J2EE applications deployed on WebLogic application servers, including configuration of JDBC data sources, connection pools, and JVM performance monitoring.
- Provide system-level support for Oracle RDS, collaborating with DBA teams for performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
- Monitor system performance, availability, and security using tools like Dynatrace, CloudWatch and implement robust troubleshooting procedures for application and infrastructure issues.
- Build a Proof of Concept (POC) for rebuilding the legacy Java/J2EE application using modern AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3), micro services to improve scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
- Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting languages (Shell, Python, Jython, WLST) to increase operational efficiency.
- Work closely with development, testing, and operations teams to bridge the gap between development and operations, ensuring smooth software delivery and knowledge sharing.
- Proven experience as a System Administrator or DevOps Engineer managing enterprise-level applications.
- Strong expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
- Hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration.
- Proficiency in administering WebLogic application servers and supporting Java/J2EE applications.
- Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in AWS cloud environments (EC2 instances).
- Familiarity with Oracle databases from a system administration perspective.
- Experience with version control systems, specifically GitLab, and CI/CD practices.
- Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, etc.).
- Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices in cloud environments.
- Experience or familiarity with healthcare data management and compliance standards is a plus.
- Develop POC for migrating code base from WebLogic to JBoss, and ORACLE RDS to Postgres
- Handson with Containerization
- Collaboration work with development teams to streamline the process.
- Bachelor s degree or higher in Information Systems, IT with 15 years experience, or equivalent in healthcare administration setting/