WebSphere lead SME

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: WebSphere lead SME

Location(s): Cary, NC

• The WebSphere Application Administrator with 7+ year of relevant experience with deep expertise in WebSphere administration and architecture, working with development, security, and operations teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure environments.
• Responsible for managing WebSphere application server platform, good experience on handling upgrade / migration projects, deployment, configuration, and support of WebSphere Application Server environments.

• Install, configure, and maintain IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environments (both traditional and Liberty).
• Perform version upgrades, patches, and fixes to ensure systems remain up-to-date and secure.
• Design and implement high-availability solutions including clustering and load balancing.
• Manage day-to-day administration of WebSphere environments, including performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Set up and manage WebSphere Network Deployment topologies.
• Perform backups, monitoring, and disaster recovery planning for WebSphere environments.
• Provide level-4 SME support for WebSphere-related issues, including diagnosing and resolving performance bottlenecks, outages, and application deployment issues.
• Work with development and operations teams to troubleshoot applications hosted on WebSphere.
• Analyze and resolve configuration conflicts, errors, and performance issues in WebSphere environments.
• Develop scripts to automate administrative tasks and streamline processes (using ansible, Python, Shell, etc.).
• Implement automation for deployment and scaling of WebSphere resources.
• Manage WebSphere security including SSL configurations, user authentication, and access control.
• Ensure that WebSphere environments comply with corporate security policies and industry standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (networking, database, security, and developers) to maintain and improve WebSphere environments.
• Collaborate on architecture reviews, infrastructure designs, and application deployments.

• Excellent communication, Lead and mentor a team of WebSphere administrators, providing guidance and training to junior staff.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate across departments.
• Problem-solving mindset with a focus on delivering results. Workload distributed over 42 weeks.

• IBM WebSphere, IBM WebSphere Application Server.