Systems Engineer (WebSphere)

TL;DR

Systems Engineer (WebSphere Middleware): Support and manage enterprise middleware environments with a focus on WebSphere Application Server and Liberty with an accent on high-availability architectures, performance tuning, and containerized deployments. Focus on designing clustering and failover solutions, advanced troubleshooting, and leading version migration initiatives in OpenShift environments.

Location: Richmond, VA 23219

Salary: $114,400–$176,800

Company

Staffing firm specializing in STEM connections, placing professionals in enterprise IT roles.

What you will do

• Install, configure, and administer WebSphere Application Server (ND and Base) for stable, secure environments.
• Design high-availability setups including clustering, load balancing, and failover.
• Manage enterprise repositories for WebSphere and IHS binaries, perform tuning and troubleshooting.
• Deploy and maintain WebSphere Liberty on VMs and containers using Podman.
• Orchestrate Liberty workloads in OpenShift Container Platform.
• Customize configurations for application needs while ensuring scalability and reliability.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in WebSphere Application Server (ND/Base) and Liberty.
• Experience with high-availability architectures, clustering, load balancing, failover.
• Proficiency in Podman for containerized deployments and OpenShift orchestration.
• Skills in performance tuning, advanced troubleshooting, version migrations.
• Ability to manage enterprise repositories and customize server configurations.

Culture & Benefits

• Major medical, dental, vision coverage for assignments 13+ weeks.
• 401k participation.
• Statutory sick pay where required.
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and fair chance hiring.