Sr. Middleware Automation Engineer - Military veterans preferred

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has an opportunity for a Sr. Middleware Automation Engineer to interact directly with members of the UNIX team, Virtualization team, OS Administrators, Middleware team, and developers to assist in the ongoing day-to-day management of the Automation and patching environment supporting all of the Windows environments.

The Sr. Middleware Automation Engineer will join our federal client infrastructure team.  The successful candidate will experience an unparalleled large-scale enterprise environment with over a thousand physical servers, tens of thousands virtual servers, supporting 35 Peta Bytes of storage capacity, 200,000+ desktops and laptops, running hundreds of mission critical business applications, processing $60+ Billion in annual revenue. 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide middleware architecture, design, and implementation support in a heterogeneous technology stack environment
• Provide expert level middleware (WebSphere, JBoss, WebLogic, etc.) technology automation support
• Perform as primary Application Server Administrator in a large enterprise environment
• Perform Patch management tasks to include:
  • maintaining current knowledge of available patches
  • deciding what patches are appropriate for particular systems
  • ensuring that patches are installed properly, testing systems after installation
  • documenting all associated procedures
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal or external customers, in written and oral format
• Maintain smooth operation of multi-user computer systems, including coordination with network, hardware, software, and system engineers, PC desktop technicians, project managers, end users, and customer and IT management
• Recommend and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the system including installing, upgrading/patching, monitoring, problem resolution, and configuration management
• Test new releases of products to ensure compatibility and minimize user impact
• Develop, document, and automate technical processes and procedures as needed
• Adhere to strict Information Systems security guidelines in all cases

We can only accept US citizens and or Green Card Holders.  The security clearance for this program requires the selected candidate to have resided in the US for the past five years and not have left the country for longer than 90 consecutive days.

Qaulifications:

• 5-8 years of related systems engineering experience
• 2+ years of hands-on application server administration/automation experience
• Experience with one or more open source tools compatible with application server automation
• Hands on experience with change automation and orchestration
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g. Perl, Python, Bash, Ruby, etc.)
• Hands on experience with troubleshooting and diagnoses of hardware and software problems
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to achieve a Public Trust clearance 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands on experience working with one or more enterprise application servers (e.g. WebSphere, JBoss, WebLogic, Tomcat, etc.)
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and/or SaltStack

For more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology has served as a trusted provider of information technology, systems engineering, training and professional services to customers across federal, state, and local governments, and in the commercial sector. Over 40,000 GDIT professionals deliver enterprise solutions, manage mission-critical IT programs and provide mission support services worldwide. GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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Education:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience