Job Title: Mid-Tier Administrator
Location: Washington, DC
Clearance: DOD Secret (fully adjudicated) as a minimum
 

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree, as a minimum

Citizenship:  US

Required Certifications:  

  1. CompTIA Security+
  2. Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server+, etc.) – can be waived for 90 days after project join date

 

Position Requirements: 

Responsible for all facets of engineering and administering the mid-tier at PD ALTESS.  This includes architecting infrastructure, installing and configuring Application and Web Servers, Portals, and associated software products and operating system configuration in UNIX and Windows environments.  Once deployed, responsible for maintaining the infrastructure to meet availability and performance standards.  Must have 1-3 years of experience with WebLogic, Tomcat, Apache, IIS or JBOSS. Specific activities and associated deliverables include: support of these technologies in Dev, Test and Prod environments; assisting in project releases; configuring and installing the middleware technologies; assisting in troubleshooting of reported outages; automating administration tasks.  Responsible for maintaining security standards in the mid-tier and ensuring all systems and applications meet ALTESS and ARMY security requirements.  Responsible for development and maintenance of mid-tier system monitoring and administrative dashboards to ensure a proactive approach to system management.

 

Essential Job Functions:

  • Working tasks in ServiceNow for installing, configuring, patching or troubleshooting Application and Web servers
  • Documenting progress on tickets with in ServiceNow.
  • Periodic review of Army Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
  • Documenting common knowledge for future team use into Records Management tool
  • Consistent review of literature and current practices to support business requirements and/or new industry technology

 

Required Skills:

  • 1-3 years of experience in application server management using WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS or similar enterprise mid-tier management tool
  • Knowledge of Application Server architecture in a large enterprise environment using WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Apache, Tomcat, JBOSS or similar class server systems.
  • Knowledge of UNIX and Windows administrations skills.
  • Ability to communicate to external customers in a professional manner.
  • Have a DOD Secret security clearance.
  • CompTIA Security + certification
  • Background in a Web Application Server environment in a substantially large enterprise.
  • Experience with automating maintenance tasks in an IT Configuration Management, Deployment & Orchestration tool such as Ansible/Puppet/CHEF
  • Experience with Powershell
  • Understanding of application network architectures to troubleshoot firewall and port issues
  • Understanding of SSL
  • Bachelor Degree in technical field or related discipline or comparable experience in a previous job

 

Desired Skills:

  • Strong communication skills to communicate systems proposals to management and customers and provide systems diagnoses and resolution for current systems
  • Strong organization skills to prioritize work, maintain project schedules and manage tasks to ensure completion of projects within the established schedules
  • Good interpersonal skills to interact with customers, senior level personnel, and team members

 

Please submit your resume to jobs@e-9corporation.com.