Middleware & Web Application Server Engineer ( REMOTE )

We are Looking for Middleware & Web Application Server engineer

Experiance : 8+ yrs

· Assess Middleware Integration Services (MQ & Broker)

o Understand message flow patterns and workloads to identify peak usage scenarios

o Identify potential performance bottlenecks and scalability limitations

o Review the deployment architecture for high availability configurations, failover mechanisms, and load balancing.

o Evaluate the effectiveness of redundancy strategies to ensure uninterrupted message processing.

o Review access controls and authentication mechanisms for message queues and broker components.

o Evaluate middleware configuration settings, including connection pools, thread settings, and memory allocations.

o Review resource allocation and utilization to ensure optimal utilization of CPU, memory, and storage.

o Assess the effectiveness of monitoring tools and alerting mechanisms for timely identification of issues.

o Review logging and tracing mechanisms to aid in troubleshooting and performance analysis.

o Analyze the network traffic, read/write operations and performance of producers & consumers.

o Review reports including message queue lengths, message sizes, processing times, and system resource utilization

· Assess IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and IBM HTTP Server

o Assess WAS deployment model including ( Cell, Profile, Nodes, Server )

o Assess JVM server HA deployment for each Application

o Assess the configuration in plugin-cfg.xml file

o Assess the OS performance tuning parameters for each node in WAS cell

o Assess the node agent configuration with Deployment manager

o Assess the underlay setup ( VM) for WAS server

o Assess and review the configuration file for Http service

o Assess the security elements for http service ( Certificate, concurrent session )

o Assess the HA setup for http service

Deliverables:

· Current State Report covering observations across each domains (End of Week 08 for review)

Phase 2: Develop Phase (Across All Streams)

Activities:

Recommendations & Initiatives

· Develop a list of quick-wins to address gaps identified during the assessment

· Develop key strategic recommendations on IT infrastructure that serves as an input to the technology strategy current state report

· Conduct meetings with relevant Client stakeholders to discuss and finalize recommendations

Formulate a comprehensive draft report outlining strategic recommendations to improve IT infrastructure for each of the below domains:

Middleware & Web Application Server

· Engage with key stakeholders at Client to present the draft report.

· Facilitate discussions to incorporate stakeholders feedback.

· Synthesize insights from meetings to identify priority initiatives for enhancing IT infrastructure.

· Develop a detailed roadmap outlining initiatives, including objectives, scope, outcomes, and timelines.

· Link each initiative to the relevant strategic recommendation.

· For each initiative, divide tasks into actionable projects.

· Share the roadmap with stakeholders for feedback and validation.

· Incorporate stakeholders' input to refine and improve the initiatives and their sequencing.

· Communicate the finalized roadmap to all relevant teams and stakeholders.

Deliverables:

· Recommendations & Inputs to the Roadmap Report (End of Week 10 for review)