Job Title: Middleware System Administrator (Contract) - Job#5974
Location: Remote
Job Summary
Our client is seeking a Middleware Systems Administrator. They will be responsible for the design, deployment, configuration and operational support of enterprise middleware platforms and application infrastructure. This role manages WebSphere Application Server environments (Network Deployment and Base editions), supports high-availability architectures, and ensures the reliability, performance, and security of mission-critical systems.
The position plays a key role in modern platform operations, including containerized application support using WebSphere Liberty, Podman, and OpenShift Container Platform. The administrator will lead installation, upgrades, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and migration efforts while collaborating with infrastructure, application, and security teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure systems. This role requires a strong blend of traditional systems administration, middleware expertise, and modern container/platform engineering skills to support evolving enterprise technology environments
Responsibilities
- Deploys the release of new technologies as well as designs, installs, configures, maintains and performs system integration testing of PC/server operating systems, related utilities and hardware
- Responsible for trouble shooting server problems as reported by users
- Researches, evaluates and recommends software and hardware products
- Supports Web access and electronic messaging services and maintains a secure systems environment
- Provides new hardware specifications to users based on application needs and anticipated growth, installs new servers and maintains the server infrastructure
Qualifications
- WebSphere Application Server Management
- Full installation, configuration, and administration of Network Deployment and Base editions
- Design and implementation of high-availability architectures (clustering, load balancing, failover)
- Enterprise repository management for WebSphere and IHS binaries
- Performance tuning, troubleshooting, and version migration strategies
- Containerization & Liberty Expertise
- Deployment and maintenance of WebSphere Liberty on traditional VMs
- Support for containerized Liberty implementations using Podman
- Orchestration of Liberty workloads in OpenShift Container Platform
- Server configuration customization for diverse application requirements
About Delphi-US
Delphi-US is a national recruiting firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. We specialize in IT, Engineering and Professional Staffing services for organizations across the United States of America. Our mission is simple: We are Peacemakers in the Talent War. Delphi attracts our nation’s best and brightest Technical & Professional Talent and position our nation’s finest employers to further their competitive advantages We accomplish this with a proprietary skill-based and cultural matching process that results in higher qualified submissions, hiring with purpose, and employer/employee mutual success. You’ll find our team is supremely experienced, friendly, professional and ready to advocate on your behalf. Armed with best in class talent, Delphi has an indelible understanding of employer expectations and we deliver lasting results.
