Websphere Administrator

Excellent opportunity for WebSphere Application Server Admins to be part of our Cloud Infrastructure & Security services practice. Cognizant Infrastructure Services – Provides IT infrastructure & Cloud services for clients across industry verticals, including both Consulting/Professional and Managed Services, across Enterprise Computing, Cloud services, Security Services, DevOps, Data Centres, End User Computing, Service Desk, Network Services and Environment Management Services.

Key Responsibilities:

• IBM WebSphere, WebSphere Application Server WAS, WebSphere IHS, IIS, Apache, UNIX/Linux web servers, MQ Messaging provider.
• Install, configure, tune and support WebSphere and other middleware components Setup load balancing, clustering, and failover Develop automation tools for Password management, Monitoring, Configuration and Deployments.
• Analyse Performance and capacity reports and recommend tuning opportunities.
• BPM Monitoring tools/dashboards/scripts/IBM BPM Product Database knowledge.
• Set-up of application & ownership of environment.
• Deployment of custom code and data, Application maintenance and housekeeping
• Technical Shakedown, Project Support, Build and Configure, Back-up and restore
• Continuous Improvement, Report weekly metrics and manage timescales
• Environment user access management, Environment administration
• Review project inputs, Environment defect resolution (1st Level)
• Identification and escalation of risks and issues Set up and Action EMERald tasks for the deployment of Projects and maintenance of the EMER environments.
• Maintain the RACF groups for Testing Services

Key Skills and Experience :

• Good experience as WAS Admin
• Experience in IBM WebSphere, WebSphere Application Server (WAS), WebSphere IHS, IIS, Apache, UNIX/Linux web servers, MQ Messaging provider.
• Install, configure, tune and support WebSphere and other middleware components Setup load balancing, clustering, and failover Develop automation tools for Password management, Monitoring, Configuration and Deployments.
• Ability to analyse Performance and capacity reports and recommend tuning opportunities.
• Experience in BPM Monitoring tools/dashboards/scripts/IBM BPM Product Database knowledge.
• Familiar with UNIX/Linux RHEL 6.X or 7.X operating system utilities.
• Knowledge of at least one Web Server like Apache or IBM http server and it's integration with IBM BPM.
• Knowledge of IBM BPM 8.5.X/BAW Administration and WebSphere Administration.
• Shell Scripting and knowledge of Linux.