System Manager (Middleware)

Role Summary

We are seeking a skilled Middleware Administrator with strong experience in administering and optimizing enterprise middleware platforms. The role focuses on ensuring high availability performance and security of middleware environments supporting critical business applications. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on expertise in application servers such as JBoss and Apache Tomcat along with strong Linux administration and troubleshooting capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Install configure and maintain middleware platforms and application servers.
• Administer and support technologies such as JBoss Apache Tomcat RSD Zena Airlock Application Server and related components.
• Deploy monitor and troubleshoot enterprise applications across environments.
• Configure and manage clustering load balancing and high availability (HA) setups.
• Perform middleware patching upgrades and implement security hardening practices.
• Monitor system health logs and performance; proactively resolve incidents within defined SLA timelines.
• Analyze application and JVM performance using thread dumps heap dumps and tuning techniques.
• Manage SSL certificates user access controls and security configurations.
• Automate routine operational tasks using Shell scripting.
• Collaborate with application database infrastructure and network teams to ensure seamless operations.
• Support production operations disaster recovery (DR) and migration activities.

Qualifications :

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on 5 experience with JBoss Apache Tomcat Nginx WILDFLY.
• Good knowledge of Linux/Unix system administration.
• Experience in application deployment troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of JVM tuning garbage collection thread analysis and heap analysis.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and concepts: HTTP/S DNS LDAPRESTSOAP TLS/SSLTCP/IP.
• Experience with Python Shell scripting for automation and operational efficiency.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools and ITSM platforms (e.g. JIRA).
• Troubleshooting skills Logs thread dumps Heep JVM issues CPU Memory connectivity.
• Security Certificates-KEYSTORES TRUST STORES Authentication LDAP/OWASP.
• Containerization tools- Docker Kubernetes.

Professional Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced production support environment.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams.
• Ownership mindset with focus on reliability stability and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as OCI AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of  Github Gitops.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes).
• Exposure to security best practices and compliance standards.

Educational Qualification

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
• Relevant certifications in middleware cloud or Linux administration are an advantage.

Additional Information :

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. 

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self. 

We hire compensate and promote regardless of origin age gender identity sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way. 

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.  

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time