IBM jobs - WAS Application Support

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Your Role and Responsibilities
You will be a part of Application support for a global WWW application. As WAS Application Support, you will demonstrate expertise in supporting Java based application and experienced on UNIX/AIX, WebSphere, DB2, MQ, OpenShift.

Responsibilities

• Monitor Application Crons, Backup Jobs and handle day to day maintenance tasks on AIX/LINUX and WAS servers for Non-Production and Production environments.
  Perform Daily system checks of the application servers.
• Prepare maintenance plans and upgrade schedules for the Application Servers.
• Set up Jenkins/UCD scripts to perform regular deployments on lower and production environments
• Responsible for deployments and health checks of the application hosted on AIX/LINUX servers
• Support/drive weekend deployments/maintenance activities/disaster drill tasks whenever required
• Coordinate with various teams and raise support ticket for all issues, analyse root cause and assist in efficient resolution of the problem
• Maintain logs of all issues and ensure resolutions are documented for future reference.
• Provide support to Business Partners in analysing specific business initiatives and identifying the appropriate application system solution through integration of processes, systems and information to fulfil business objectives.
  
  

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 5+ years of experience with expertise in Websphere application server
• Experience/Knowledge about ETL Tools is an added advantage.
• Proficient in using JIRA Tool and monitoring the flow of data between applications.
• Exposure to proper handshake procedures between squads of the same project working from different GEOS
• Experience in Checking application processes, verifying logs for errors, resolving production and test server issues to make sure application is available to users, .WAR deployments, validating deployments and configuration
• In-depth knowledge in performing health checks of servers, monitoring processes, deployments, file systems, space, cronjob scheduled jobs, starting and stopping applications, resolving user queries, collaboration with admin teams for upgrades and fix pack updates
• Proficient in DDL and DML statements, analysis of DB2 SQL queries, good knowledge on DB2 objects
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of working in Agile environment
• Proven written and verbal communication skills
• Expertise in MQ, DataStage, Docker and OpenShift, Agile Methodology, JIRA
• 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
  
  

About Business Unit

We at IBM Chief Information Office (CIO) are a dynamic group of Business, Strategy and Technology professionals - a specific source of market-leading Industry Consulting, Application and Business process delivery following Agile values and principles. CIO is at the forefront of Digital Reinvention of key applications used within IBM providing value-led and asset-powered end to end solutions.

CIO mission is to create a productive environment for everyone at IBM. We do this by leading with Design to drive simplicity and ease of use, Engineering the systems that run the business, and Innovating to transform the business. Key focus areas are to securethe Enterprise in network security, endpoint security and data security, Transform IBM and improve collaboration and practice a culture of agile way of working.

Within the CIO, we represent the Sales Incentives Systems area of the Sales & Marketing Systems. Our mission is to equip Global Sales Incentives (GSI) & Sales with tools to drive sustained revenue growth by enabling the Sales plan & Go-to-market strategy.

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