IBM jobs - WAS Admin

Introduction
The infrastructure running industries likes transportation, energy, insurance, banking or healthcare is quickly changing as the world’s relationship with technology evolves. Companies have more choices than ever before between on-premise, off-premise, or a hybrid approach. Our Infrastructure Specialists are responsible for keeping up with these latest and greatest of these changes and using their expertise to deliver solutions that meet the needs of our customers and products.


Your Role and Responsibilities
As an Infrastructure Specialist – WebSphere (WAS) Professional, you are responsible for crafting, running and monitoring the infrastructure to support WebSphere servers.
If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative workplace, IBM provides an environment where you will be challenged and inspired every single day. And if you relish the freedom to bring creative, thoughtful solutions to the table, there's no limit to what you can accomplish here

Responsibilities:

• Involved in IBM WebSphere Application server V8.5.5 and V9 installation, configuration and management
• Considerable initiative and discernment relative to problem determination / resolution and telephone etiquette
• Interpret documentation and craft handbook and maintain technical documents; The ability to implement customer requested changes
• Implement Clustering mechanism to reduce the administrative tasks
• Work on Client-Server architecture for one-to-one and one to many connections

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 6 - 7 years of shown experience with IT infrastructure
• Proven knowledge at configuration of WebSphere V8.5.5 and V9 including backup-config and restore-config profiles
• Working knowledge and take initiative in WebSphere V8.5.5 and V9 implementation, support, Workload Management and Performance Tuning
• Proficient to lead and drive third parties to the quick resolution of change. Exposure to infrastructure technologies
• Experience in WebSphere performance monitoring/tuning and optimization/capacity planning
• Validated expertise in Level 3/4 Support Experience in fixing with at least one of middleware or reciprocal development platform and support other team members.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in scripting for automation of application deployments and other infrastructure components
• Ability to monitor Applications, Generated core dumps and Heap dumps with support from team members along with experience on urban code
• You love collaborative environments that use agile methodologies to encourage creative design thinking and find innovative ways to develop with cutting edge technologies
• Ambitious individual who can work under their own direction towards agreed targets/goals and with creative approach to work
• Intuitive individual with an ability to manage change and proven time management
• Proven interpersonal skills while contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Up-to-date technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications