Internet Application Support Engineer

Matrix Resources

(Irvine, California)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Matrix Resources

For more than 30 years, MATRIX has helped talented technology professionals get ahead in an ever-changing marketplace. Whether you are actively pursuing new job opportunities, or simply seeking market insight or career advice, we have you covered.

Responsibilities

* As a member of the Internet Applications team, the WebSphere and/or Weblogic system administrator performs the installation, configuration, and day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a WebSphere and/or Weblogic runtime environment
* This includes the design and implementation of infrastructure from specifications, configuration and deployment of applications, connecting to back-end resources, and advanced troubleshooting of moderately complex software applications
* This role requires the candidate to be highly flexible in hours of work because of its customer-facing, highly available infrastructure necessity
* Deployment, administration and operational support of (production, staging, test and development) environments for multiple projects using WebSphere and/or Weblogic Application Server
* Under general direction, devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems
* Work with the development staff to determine project requirements for test/production environments
* Competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications server activities
* Keep current with emerging software enhancements, security patches and bug fixes
* Monitor application server performance and respond appropriately 
* Modifies, installs, and prepares technical documentation for system software applications
* Monitors systems capacity and performance, plans and executes disaster recovery procedures, and provides Tier 2 technical support
* Provides high level written communications such as white papers, decision documents, or research papers
* Identify, escalate and document production impact issues for the environment to confirmed delivery for client and business notification

As a member of the Internet Applications team, the WebSphere and/or Weblogic system administrator performs the installation, configuration, and day-to-day tasks associated with ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of a WebSphere and/or Weblogic runtime environment
This includes the design and implementation of infrastructure from specifications, configuration and deployment of applications, connecting to back-end resources, and advanced troubleshooting of moderately complex software applications
This role requires the candidate to be highly flexible in hours of work because of its customer-facing, highly available infrastructure necessity
Deployment, administration and operational support of (production, staging, test and development) environments for multiple projects using WebSphere and/or Weblogic Application Server
Under general direction, devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems
Work with the development staff to determine project requirements for test/production environments
Competent to work at the highest technical level of all phases of applications server activities
Keep current with emerging software enhancements, security patches and bug fixes
Monitor application server performance and respond appropriately
Modifies, installs, and prepares technical documentation for system software applications
Monitors systems capacity and performance, plans and executes disaster recovery procedures, and provides Tier 2 technical support
Provides high level written communications such as white papers, decision documents, or research papers
Identify, escalate and document production impact issues for the environment to confirmed delivery for client and business notification

Ideal Candidate

4-8 years experience with Web-based applications, SOA (Services Oriented Architectures) and Web application servers ( Weblogic, Websphere)
Competency in relational database structures and SQL
Experience with process documentation and process documentation tools (such as Visio.)
Experience with Unix system administration and TCP/IP networking
Experience using Java, J2EE, XML, SQL and Shell/perl Scripting in a UNIX environment
Strong analytical & troubleshooting skills
B.S. Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering, M.S. preferred