Senior WebSphere Middleware Administrator

What success looks like in this role: Role Summary The Senior WebSphere Middleware Administrator is responsible for the administration, configuration, maintenance, security remediation, compliance management, automation, troubleshooting, and operational support of enterprise IBM WebSphere platforms and supporting infrastructure. The role focuses on maintaining highly available, secure, and compliant environments while using automation to improve operational efficiency, reduce manual effort, and ensure consistency across middleware services. Key Responsibilities Administer and support IBM WebSphere Application Server (traditional and Network Deployment), IBM HTTP Server, and WebSphere Portal environments, including cell, node, cluster, and application server configuration. Support WebSphere Liberty environments where applicable. Support secondary web platforms (Apache, Tomcat, IIS) as needed. Perform security remediation, vulnerability management, patching, fix pack and upgrade activities, and compliance validation. Manage SSL/TLS certificates, keystores, truststores, LDAP, Kerberos, Active Directory integration, SSO, and LTPA security. Administer Linux and Windows servers supporting middleware environments. Design, develop, and maintain automation for WebSphere administration, patching, compliance validation, and operational support using Shell, Python, and JACL/wsadmin scripting. Automate deployments, configuration updates, certificate management, reporting, and system healt