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Middleware/Product System Administrator

Minnesota - Other

Hollstadt Overview

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 3,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

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Job Description

Role: Middleware/Product System Administrator

Contract: 1 year

Location: Remote

Pay Rate: $65/hour W2


The successful candidate will have the experience to assume immediate responsibility for (new and active) large and technically complex projects which impact current processes. The candidate must develop flexible and efficient plans and collaborate with matrixed project teams with multiple priorities while simultaneously fostering an environment of team building and coordination. A large portion of ongoing responsibilities revolve around interpreting and mitigating security vulnerability reports generated by internal scans as well as partnered audits. Mitigation strategies range from standard patching planning to highly technical solutions implemented at the middleware, web server, or load balancer level. The successful candidate will be responsible for directly implementing solutions at all tiers.


Responsibilities

  • Build, configure, deploy and support IBM middleware products including but not limited to: WebSphere Application Server Network Deploy, IBM HTTP Server, IBM Business Process Manager, WebSphere Transformation Extender, IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management, IBM MQSeries, and IBM Integration Bus
  • Provide support and consultation for the following custom-developed software systems, software families TPIN METS (built on IBM WebSphere & BPM, Informatica ActiveVOS, HHS Audit, HHS Content, HHS Notify) and IBM Curam (meeting the minimum experience requirements specified below)
  • Implement and support highly available, recoverable, and secure systems using F5 load balancer technologies
  • Create and maintain automated deployment scripts for WAS, BPM, IIB, and WTX applications using Jenkins & Ansible
  • Support and build integration between business program software and enterprise IAM security solutions
  • Respond to break/fix issues, troubleshoot and resolve server hardware and operating system issues and make recommendations for corrective action
  • Monitor supported systems through direct observation and established procedures
  • Deploy code updates to middleware and in-house software packages to support testing and release schedules
  • Apply required fix-packs to the WAS, HTTP, BPM, & IIB servers
  • Maintain consistent architectural topologies in all application environments while integrating application changes and infrastructure improvements
  • Provide other middleware-related functions to support the METS and dependent applications and subsystems
  • Create technical architectural design documents
  • Provide updates as required for leadership as required
  • Manage small to medium level projects
  • Provide knowledge transfer

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining, and operating Informatica ActiveVOS
  • 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining, and operating IBM Business Process Manager-BPM family of software (other titles in series: Business Automation Workflow or BAW; WebSphere Process Server or WPS)
  • 5 years’ experience installing, maintaining, and operating IBM Integration Bus-IIB family of software (other titles in series: IBM App Connect Enterprise or ACE; WebSphere Message Broker)
  • 5 years’ experience working with healthcare program packages: HHS Integration Software (HHS Content, HHS Notify, & HHS Audit. (All titles also previously released under Engage Point branding.)
  • 4 years’ experience working with F5 Big-IP solutions for load balancing and web service security management

Desired Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
  • 8 years experience providing analysis, architectural design, and/or implementation of:
    • WebSphere Application Server Network Deploy topologies
    • IBM messaging software
    • IBM business process software
    • IBM service bus software
  • 7 years experience with Linux OS administration, operation, and scripting
  • 6 years experience working with IBM Middleware hosted systems integrated with Oracle Identity and Access Management solutions
  • 6 years experience working with IBM Curam
  • 3 years experience supporting, maintaining, and operating IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLC) change management software

Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from individual to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers on-demand training through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects. Many of our courses apply towards continuing education credits and we have an entire training hub dedicated to upskilling in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.