DDC is seeking a WebSphere Application Systems Programmer.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

• Installing IBM’s WebSphere Application Server (WAS) software and responsible for customization of the software on both IBM’s z/OS and zLinux configurations.
• Installing, implementing, and maintaining Java/J2EE applications under WebSphere Application Server.
• Implementing security management and auditing with RACF for z/OS and RACF/VM.
• Implementing WAS authentication and authorization capabilities to secure administrative functions and applications.
• Implementing, maintaining, and working with WAS stand-alone environments along with WAS cells, nodes, and servers.
• Implementing, maintaining, and working daily with WAS Network Deployment (ND) to provide clustering, high availability, and Advanced management features for distributed configurations.
• Customizing and maintaining WAS consisting of multiple application servers maintained from a central administration point as well as cluster application servers for workload distribution.
• Using the deployment manager for central administration to manage a cell consisting of multiple nodes and node groups in a distributed server configuration.
• Implementing WAS high availability manager service to eliminate single points of failure in any of the application servers.
• Customizing WAS Server Plug-in to direct requests to the appropriate application server and perform workload balancing and fail-over among servers in a cluster.
• Using job manager daily to provide management capabilities for multiple stand-alone application servers, administrative agents, and deployment managers.
• Customizing WAS profiles to support runtime environments.
• Supporting WebSphere Application Server tools and development environments along with providing assistance and technical support to application deployments and developers.
• Implementing an automated build process to provide a simple and convenient method for developers to accomplish builds for development, test, and production environments.
• Providing guidance and assisting the application developer areas in planning for serviceability and problem determination processes.
• Planning and executing the recovery of WebSphere Application Server system software and applications during a Disaster Recovery.

• Four years of experience in the last eight years, installing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting Java applications within IBM’s WebSphere Application Server on IBM z/OS and Linux Systems.
• Experience implementing SAF security under WebSphere Application Server using an external security manager.
• Experience implementing WebSphere Application Server authentication and authorization capabilities to secure administrative functions and applications.
• Experience in customizing WebSphere Application Server Web Server Plug-in to direct requests to the appropriate application server and perform workload balancing and fail-over among servers in a cluster.
• Experience in supporting WebSphere Application Server tools and development environments.
• Experience working with WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment (ND) to provide clustering, high availability, and advanced management features for distributed configurations.
• Recent experience implementing WebSphere Application Server cells, nodes, and control region.
• Recent experience in customizing WebSphere Application Server to consist of multiple application servers maintained from a central administration point as well as cluster application servers for workload distribution.
• Experience customizing WebSphere Application Server profiles to support Java runtime environments.
• Experience implementing WebSphere Application Server stand-alone server environment.
• Experience in central administration using the deployment manager to manage a cell consisting of multiple nodes and node groups in a distributed server configuration.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing WebSphere Application Server high availability manager service to eliminate single points of failure in one of the application servers.
• Recent experience in implementing disaster recovery for WebSphere Application Server.
• Experience in supporting application deployment and planning for serviceability and problem determination.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing automated build processes to provide a simple and convenient method for developers to perform builds for development, test, and Production environments.

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