IBM Websphere Application Specialist

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Must-have

• Should possess basic Telecom domain knowledge
• Strong knowledge of administration of IBM WebSphere Application Server (versions 8.x, 9.x, or later).
• Expertise in WebSphere clustering, failover, and load balancing.
• Certifications: IBM Certified System Administrator WebSphere Application Server
• Deep understanding of Java EE architecture, including EJBs, servlets, and JMS
• Manage application deployment processes and troubleshoot deployment issues.
• Experience integrating IBM WebSphere with databases such as Oracle, DB2 or MySQL.
• Experience with integration with IBM MQ or similar messaging middleware.
• Knowledge of JDBC configuration and connection pool tuning.
• Ability to analyse and optimize JVM settings, garbage collection policies, and thread pools.
• Proficient in implementing SSL/TLS, configuring keystores/trust stores, roles and access controls to secure WAS environments.
• Understanding of Single Sign-On (SSO) and authentication protocols like LDAP, SAML, or OAuth.
• Document installation, configuration, and operational procedures for WebSphere environments.
• Provide support for critical issues outside business hours
• Willingness to work in 24 *7 shift based support environment
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and vendors.
• Positive and proactive attitude towards troubleshooting and system improvement.
• Flexible to learn new technologies.
• Should be aware of ITSM processes Incident/Problem/Change/Release management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel

Good to have:

• Experience with wsadmin scripting using Jython or Jacl.
• Should be able to write Unix Shell Scripts
• Awareness of DevOps tools
• Awareness of Oracle PL-SQL concepts and can understand simple PL-SQL code

Experience in administration of IBM Operational Decision Manager (ODM)