C2C
Newhire Consulting
Senior Middleware & MDM Infrastructure Administrator Coordinator
Dallas, TX. Hybrid
$55/hr on C2C
benchinfo and Any visa is fine.
Key Responsibilities
IBM Middleware & MDM Administration
- Administer and support IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environments across Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
- Manage IBM MDM Advanced Edition (AE) platform administration, deployments, configurations, and operational support.
- Perform IBM MDM AE upgrades, fix packs, patching, and platform modernization activities.
- Troubleshoot middleware and MDM platform issues including performance, connectivity, memory, and deployment problems.
- Coordinate environment refreshes, deployments, and release activities.
Kafka Administration & Integration Support
- Support and maintain Apache Kafka infrastructure and related messaging components.
- Monitor Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, replication, and consumer/producer performance.
- Assist application teams with Kafka connectivity and troubleshooting.
Infrastructure & Platform Upgrades
- Coordinate and execute:
- RHEL / Operating System upgrades
- Database upgrades and migrations
- Server upgrades and infrastructure refresh activities
- Vulnerability remediation and security patching
- Middleware and application platform upgrades
- Work closely with security teams to address vulnerabilities and compliance requirements.
System Administration & Operations
- Support Linux server administration activities in RHEL environments.
- Monitor system health, logs, application performance, and resource utilization.
- Coordinate incident resolution, root cause analysis, and production support activities.
- Maintain high availability and stability of enterprise platforms.
Coordination & Release Management
- Coordinate with Infrastructure, DBA, Application Development, Security, and Production Support teams.
- Participate in release planning, maintenance scheduling, and deployment coordination.
- Prepare implementation plans, rollback procedures, and operational documentation.
- Support change management and CAB activities.
Required Skills & Experience
Must Have
- 8+ years of experience in Middleware and Infrastructure Administration.
- Strong experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
- Hands-on experience with IBM MDM Advanced Edition (AE).
- Experience performing IBM MDM upgrades, fix packs, and patch installations.
- Experience with Apache Kafka administration and support.
- Strong Linux / RHEL administration experience.
- Experience with database upgrade coordination and server infrastructure upgrades.
- Experience with vulnerability remediation, patching, and security compliance activities.
- Strong troubleshooting and production support skills.
- Experience working in enterprise production environments.
Preferred
- Experience with IBM BPM, IBM MQ, or related IBM middleware technologies.
- Experience with automation and scripting (Shell, Python, Ansible, etc.).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Experience with cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.
- ITIL or enterprise support process experience.
Soft Skills
- Strong coordination and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple infrastructure initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work in high-pressure production support environments.
- Strong documentation and organizational skills.
Suggested Job Titles
- Senior Middleware Infrastructure Administrator
- IBM Middleware & MDM Administrator
- Senior IBM WAS / MDM Platform Administrator
- Middleware benchinfo usa Infrastructure Lead
- Senior Enterprise Platform Administrator
- IBM Middleware & Infrastructure Coordinator