Middleware Admin

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain middleware platforms such as:
  
  
  
  • IBM WebSphere / WebLogic / JBoss / Apache Tomcat
  
  
  • Integration tools like IBM MQ, Kafka, or MuleSoft
  
  
  
  


• Deploy and manage enterprise applications across multiple environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod)


• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot middleware-related issues


• Work closely with DevOps, Infrastructure, and Application teams for deployment support


• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and system hardening


• Automate repetitive tasks using shell scripts or tools like Ansible


• Configure and maintain high availability and load balancing (clustering, failover)


• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, security configurations, and authentication integrations (LDAP, SSO)


• Apply patches and perform upgrades with minimal downtime


• Document configurations, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and incident resolutions


• Participate in 24x7 on-call support rotation for critical systems

Required Skills & Experience

• 3 8+ years of experience in middleware administration


• Hands-on experience with at least one enterprise middleware stack:
  
  
  
  • IBM WebSphere, Oracle WebLogic, Red Hat JBoss, Tomcat
  
  
  
  


• Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., IBM MQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ)


• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and scripting (Shell, Python)


• Experience in configuring web servers (Apache, NGINX, Client)


• Experience in troubleshooting Java EE applications, thread dumps, heap dumps


• Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Jenkins, or Puppet


• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Nagios, Prometheus, Splunk, AppDynamics)


• Understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, load balancers, and DNS


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (Git)