Senior Software Application Administrator

Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Senior Application Software Administrator to design, deploy, and support middleware technologies-primarily JBoss EAP, Apache HTTP Server, and Apache Tomcat-in Windows environments. This role ensures strong performance, scalability, security, and reliability across our application ecosystem.

This is a remote position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform work submitted by the project when reporting application issues such as performance and service availability.
- Application service management for all managed instances which includes monitoring request for compliance with corporate change policy standards.
- Manage the execution of all environmental changes such as deployments or key configuration changes performed outside the application.
- Manage the shutdown, recovery and testing of all impacted applications during Operating System patching cycles.
- Perform new environment startups and builds which comply with the application administration build standards.
- Manage application administrations and user provisioning as required or when these tasks cannot be delegated without introducing stability issues within the supported solution.
- Participate in after- hours support for assistance in production recovery or time sensitive changes which can only occur outside of standard business hours.
- Provide cross team mentoring and training to assist in propagating application knowledge to the junior team members and assist in strengthening their skills to avoid accidental application impacts to supported environments.

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Administer and maintain middleware platforms across all environments.

- Perform patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation.

- Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

- Monitor and tune system performance; coordinate with vendors as needed.

- Document architectures, configurations, and procedures.

- Support new project planning and deployments.

- Participate in disaster recovery activities.

- Manage SSL certificates and security configurations.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 5+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

- Master's degree preferred.

- Weblogic, Tomcat or TC server and apache experience.
- In-depth knowledge of administration in a UNIX (Solaris) or Linux (RHEL) command-line environment.
- Proficient in writing and maintaining Unix shell scripts to automate system tasks.
- Experience with Puppet/Ansible or equivalent technologies.
- Optimize application performance by tuning application server components
- Thorough understanding of architectural elements required to support large installations and maintain high availability such as clustering, and load balancing w.r.t above listed applications.
- Able to work in fast paced environments and have understanding of programming environments.
- Proactive, can-do attitude whose actions work toward continuous process improvement.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, knowledge sharing, collaborative and mentoring skills.
- Superior troubleshooting and diagnostic abilities.
- Must be able to write effective technical documents and reports as a primary focus of daily duties.
- Excellent communication ability (verbal, written, and presentation) and a effective team player.
- Experience supporting all phases of the system development life cycle including development, testing, QA and production.
- Must exercise effective judgment and follow established procedures in support of production, 24x7, and other critical environments.
- Experience in installation, configuration and troubleshooting of Kofax Capture solutions a plus.
- Experience within supporting one or more of the following application instances desired: LifeRay, Crystal Report Server, Siebel CRM, OBIEE, OID, Oracle Forms and Reports, JIRA, IBM SmartCloud, Comodo TFA, InQuira, OnDemand, MicroStrategy, Hyperic, OEM, F5 and/or VMware Ops Center.
- Relevant industry certifications (Java, Unix/Linux, MCSE, Application Server, Database, Image Capture) preferred.
- Familiar with Microsoft IIS administration, configuration, and deployments for .NET applications preferred.
- Experience with database related utilities and tools such as Oracle SQL*Plus, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise Manager, and Microsoft Data Sources preferred.
- Knowledge of government sponsored health care programs and systems preferred.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Hands-on JBoss and Apache server experience.

- Strong Windows application infrastructure background.

- 5-7 years of relevant experience.

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

- Strong communication skills.

Additional Requirements

- U.S. citizenship and current residency.

- Ability to obtain a 6C Public Trust clearance and pass a background check.

- Must not be in default on federal student loans.

- Must obtain and maintain a PIV-I card (travel covered by Maximus).

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Patching and deploying Apache Tomcat and JBoss.

- Integrating COTS products and ETL solutions.

- Implementing SSO and two-factor authentication.

- Web and object-oriented programming knowledge (JavaScript, Java, HTML, XML, Perl, web services, IIS, ASP.NET).

- Scripting for automation (PowerShell, Perl).

- VMware or Hyper-V experience.

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccommodations@maximus.com.

Minimum Salary

$

100,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

110,000.00

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