Systems Operations Engineer 4 - Contingent

Middleware Support Engineer Location:

Iselin, NJ Duration:

12 months

Job ID:

176361

Must Haves:

Functional Title:

Middleware Support Engineer Key Responsibilities:

Architect, install, configure, and optimize Tomcat clusters on Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual servers. Support application deployment strategies and enforce SDLC, change management, and release governance. Design and manage SSL/TLS, certificate lifecycle management, and secure communications. Implement authentication, authorization, and Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations using LDAP and enterprise identity platforms. Drive security hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, and compliance alignment for middleware and Linux systems. Perform advanced root cause analysis and resolution of complex middleware, OS, and application issues. Establish and maintain platform monitoring, logging, and alerting standards. Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment tooling (e.g., Jenkins) Required Skills and Experience Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux administration (physical and virtual). Advanced experience with SSL/TLS, certificate authorities, and secure communications. Proven expertise in middleware and OS security hardening, vulnerability management, and patching. Experience designing and supporting high availability and disaster recovery architectures. Strong troubleshooting skills across application, middleware, OS, and infrastructure layers. Working knowledge of

LDAP/SSO

integrations and identity management concepts. Experience with CI/CD and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Control-M). Familiarity with SAN storage concepts and enterprise storage platforms. Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience accepted. Nice to Have / Platform Engineering Enhancements Experience with infrastructure automation (Ansible, scripting). Exposure to containerization or Kubernetes (Tomcat on containers). Experience supporting Spring Boot or Java microservices platforms. Familiarity with observability stacks (Splunk, ELK, Prometheus). In this contingent resource assignment, candidate may: Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Systems Operations Engineering. Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Systems Operations Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors. Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables. Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Required Qualifications:

5 plus years of Systems Engineering or Technology Architecture experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Manager Intake Notes:

Project involves supporting a resiliency framework developed internally for Client applications Goal is to standardize applications onto a common resiliency framework Role will support and enable adoption of this framework across applications Primary focus is resiliency and recovery, with recovery time being a key objective Requires someone who understands and thinks proactively about application and infrastructure resiliency Strong analytics skills are important for monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporta This is a support-focused role aligned to middleware and platform services Functional title is Middleware Support Engineer Candidate should have a strong UNIX background 5 plus years of relevant experience is desired

Pay Range:

$65 - $75 on W2 The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work. If you receive a suspicious message, email, or phone call claiming to be from PTR Global do not respond or click on any links. Instead, contact us directly at +1 . To report any concerns, please email us at ... #LI-YS1