HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three 3 days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.
Description
Scope
- Provide specialized technological support to the SPDC Operations and Application teams to ensure smooth data centre migration and no disruption in service for critical MAG operations and applications.
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Assignment Deliverables
- Augment the current data centre team to assist with the physical and virtual migrations of devices and application environments.
- Manage host and middleware configuration and management virtualization deployment.
- Build deploy manage and support the SPDC in the new GDC cage. and nbsp;
- Perform integration testing ahead of User Acceptance Testing. and nbsp;
- Test to validate applications are accessible and functioning once migrated.
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
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Mandatory Requirements
- 8 years experience managing/supporting large enterprise multi-tiered network infrastructure and applications
- Extensive knowledge and experience with the following:
- WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
- JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
- General OS and Infrastructure
Desired Skills and Experience
WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
- Installation and configuration of WAS in both standalone and federated (ND/DMGR) setups
- Creation and management of profiles (cell node application server)
- Deployment of enterprise applications (EAR WAR JAR)
- JVM tuning and garbage collection management
- SSL configuration keystore/truststore management (e.g. ikeyman)
- Understanding of WebSphere security realms
- Troubleshooting startup issues hung threads application performance
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
- Installation and configuration of JBoss EAP 7.x or later versions) on Linux
- Migration from JBOSS Community to JBOSS EAP
- Standalone mode configuration
- Application deployment and tuning
- Datasource configuration (JDBC XA)
- Log management and troubleshooting and nbsp;
General OS and Infrastructure Skills
- Strong Linux/Unix command-line skills
- Shell scripting (Bash Python preferred) for automation
- Knowledge of file systems systemd networking basics
- Experience with load balancers and their integration with WAS/JBoss
- Understanding of firewalls ports and secure communications (SSL TLS)
Security
- Hardening of WAS and JBoss installations
- Patch management and vulnerability remediation
- Audit and logging best practices
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Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:
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Criteria 1: and nbsp;WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and nbsp;- 35 Points
- Experience installing and configuration of WAS in both standalone and federated (ND/DMGR) setups
- Experience creating and managing profiles (cell node application server)
- Experience deploying enterprise applications (EAR WAR JAR)
- Experience with JVM tuning and garbage collection management
- Knowledge of SSL configuration keystore/truststore management (e.g. ikeyman)
- Understanding of WebSphere security realms
Criteria 2: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) - 35 Points
- Experience installing and configuration of JBoss EAP 7.x or later versions) on Linux
- Experience migrating from JBOSS Community to JBOSS EAP
- Experience with standalone mode configuration
- Experience application deployment and tuning
- Experience with datasource configuration (JDBC XA)
- Knowledge of log management and troubleshooting
Criteria 3: and nbsp;General OS Infrastructure and Security Skills and nbsp;- 25 Points
- Strong experience with Linux/Unix command-line and shell scripting (Bash Python preferred) for automation
- Knowledge of file systems systemd networking basics
- Experience with load balancers and their integration with WAS/JBoss
- Understanding of firewalls ports and secure communications (SSL TLS)
- Experience with hardening of WAS and JBoss installations
- Experience with patch management and vulnerability remediation
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Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience - 5 Points
- and nbsp;At least five 5 years of public sector experience
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Knowledge Transfer
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What needs to be KT
- Build books technical designs methods of procedure architecture documents configuration documents
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To whom
- Manager / Project Manager / Team members
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When
- 1:1 meetings / team meetings / documentation in online repository throughout the duration of the project lifecycle
Must haves:
- 8 years experience managing/supporting large enterprise multi-tiered network infrastructure and applications.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with the following:
- WebSphere Application Server (WAS)
- JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
- General OS and Infrastructure