WebSphere Portal Administrator

CANDIDATES MUST BE LOCAL TO ST. LOUIS

We are looking for a Senior WebSphere Portal Administrator with 6-8 years’ experience supporting WebSphere Application Server on Unix and Windows operating systems. The candidate must demonstrate solid experience with system administration, change management, user management and software logistics to ensure smooth and efficient operation of WebSphere Application Server environment. The candidate should be able to provide 2nd level of support to 1st level Web/WebSphere/Portal Administrators within the team.

Essential Functions

•Supporting WebSphere Application Server and Web Servers(Apache, IHS, IIS) in WebSphere environments

•Day to day administration of WebSphere Portal environments including configuration changes, troubleshooting and performance tuning]

•Applying fixes/fixpacks, Upgrades/Migrations based on the need/requirement

•Support aggressive deployments from development to pre-production and production WebSphere environments

•Troubleshooting performance problems considering infrastructure, database and other WebSphere interfaces

•Supporting production environment during non-business hours

•Installing/Configuring/Supporting WebServers – Apache, IHS, IIS

•Technical Support to application developers

•Documenting all the changes/issues/resolutions

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Six to eight years WebSphere Application Server experience

• Strong expertise with WebSphere Portal

• Strong expertise performing WebSphere Application Server administration in a cluster environment on Linux, AIX and Windows
• Proven experience installing, upgrading and supporting WebSphere Application Server with Oracle RDBMS as a backend database and Apache/IHS as frontend webserver in WebSphere Application/Portal environments
• Good understanding of concepts and technologies such as SOA, Messaging, Transformation Engines, Webservices and Data integration techniques
• Must have completed at least 2 upgrades/migrations\
• Experience with wsadmin, jacl, jython, perl, and shell scripting
• Knowledge in other supporting products such as Splunk, Jira, SVN/Maven/Artifactory is preferred
• Willing to learn new middleware software like Tibco, SAS along with reporting software like Tableau and Webfocus.\
• WebSphere Application Server Administration certification is preferred

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.