Peraton is seeking a WebSphere Linux Systems Administrator who will be primarily responsible for supporting a 50-person development team working on National Airspace Systems for the Federal Aviation Administration. Work is Hybrid but required 2 days on site at the FAA Technical Center in Atlantic City Airport, Egg Harbor Township, NJ, per week.
Day to Day Work Responsibilites:
- Installation, configuration and management of the following in support of a 50-person development team that builds tools used by airmen for flight planning activities which include Websphere5.5 and later - iPlanet web and proxy server- Linux OS (Red Hat Linux, CentOS) virtual machines- Solaris 10/11 physical machines
- Support the deployment and management of java-based web applications to non-production environments including physical and virtual servers on both AWS and VMWare for the development team
- Support the installation and configuration of application clusters, connection pooling and proxy users in WebSphere
- Provide images and packages for setup of non-production instances of database servers on both Oracle and Postgres
- Review configuration settings across the tech stack to optimize system performance.
- Ensure high availability of non-production systems by closely monitoring system, process and application logs
- Setup monitoring tools and scripts to ensure any issues can be identified quickly before system availability is impacted
- Script routine maintenance, installation and configuration activities via Python in Ansible
- Identify, assess and perform proof of concept exercises for new tools and mechanisms to help with optimizing/ improving overall system operations
- Provide knowledge transfer and training to tier 2 support by providing detailed documentation.
- Document detailed instructions for system installation and configuration changes
- Work with others to coordinate efforts, resolve cross-team issues and effectively communicate changes
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering/related field and 8-10 years experience and Master's degree and 6-8 years experience or high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years relevant experience
- Minimum 5 years of WebSphere/Weblogic/Tomcat/Automate process/Root cause analysis/Troubleshooting/Automate and Documenting the process.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Linux 6,7,8, Solaris 10, 11
- Candidate must be located near Atlantic City or near the FAA Tech Center - operational support is required on-site
- U.S. Citizenship or Green card required; must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance prior to start
Preferred Qualifications:
- Must be onsite for minimum 2 days + if needed, ready to go on priority basis. (This may change based on workload)
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills; works with others to coordinate efforts, resolve cross-team issues and effectively communicate changes
Target Salary Range
$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.