Provides strategic and technical leadership for migrating mission-critical enterprise applications and databases from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. Develops migration strategies, target cloud architectures, dependency assessments, security and identity integrations, and transition plans. Supports application modernization, Java upgrades, WebSphere Liberty, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, disaster recovery, and governance. Produces technical documentation, manages risks, facilitates architecture reviews, mentors teams, and supports project planning and executive reporting.
Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior Middleware
Specialist to provide strategic and technical leadership for the
migration of multiple mission-critical enterprise applications from on-premises
infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS). The consultant will support the
migration and modernization of a complex application portfolio that includes
Merative Cúram, Oracle Siebel, Oracle e-Business Suite, IBM Business Automation
Workflow (BAW), Informatica, Cognos, WebSphere, WebLogic, Oracle
databases, and related shared services.
The engagement will focus on a phased "migrate
first, modernize second" approach, involving:
- Application
and database migration to AWS
- Oracle
Database upgrades (19c to 26ai)
- Infrastructure
modernization
- Security
and identity integration
- Migration
planning and execution
- Future-state
containerization and deployment to Amazon EKS
Key Responsibilities:
Migration Strategy and Architecture:
- Assess
and validate migration approaches for the mission-critical applications,
and related systems.
- Develop
detailed AWS migration strategies, roadmaps, and migration waves.
- Produce
target-state cloud architecture designs and transition plans.
- Validate
application, infrastructure, integration, and database dependencies.
- Design
and review AWS architecture including VPCs, EC2s, EBS, S3, Route 53, Load
Balancers, Transit Gateway, Network segmentation, Security
Groups, IAM, CloudWatch, Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Ensure
alignment with government security, compliance, and operational standards.
Application Migration:
- Provide
guidance and implementation support for migration of Merative Cúram
applications, Oracle Siebel CRM, Oracle e-Business Suite, IBM Business
Automation Workflow (BAW), WebSphere Application Server, WebLogic, Cognos
Analytics, Informatica, Shared services and integration platforms
Containerization and Cloud Modernization:
- Support
future modernization initiatives including Java upgrades to Java 21,
Migration from traditional WebSphere to WebSphere Liberty, Kubernetes
architecture and implementation, Amazon EKS deployment strategy, CI/CD
automation and DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Security and Identity:
- Review
cloud security architecture.
- Design
IAM and access management strategies.
- Integrate
enterprise identity and SSO services.
- Support
secure connectivity between AWS and on-premises environments.
- Assess
compliance, audit, and operational controls.
Migration Governance:
- Produce
architecture decisions and technical documentation.
- Identify
and manage migration risks and mitigation plans.
- Facilitate
architecture reviews and technical workshops.
- Mentor
internal teams and transfer knowledge.
- Support
procurement, project planning, and executive reporting.
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Must Haves:
- Experience
in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning, system
optimization and administration, as well as experience with application
development
- Experience
with middleware and gateways
- Hands-on
experience with AWS or other cloud provider platforms migrating, deploying
and managing cloud-native applications and services
- Experience
with DevOps tools such as CodePipeline, CDK/CloudFormation, Kiro,
CloudWatch, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or others
- Experience
with web and applications tier servers
Skill Set Requirements:
General Skills:
- Hands-on
experience with AWS or other cloud provider platforms migrating, deploying
and managing cloud-native applications and services
- Experience
with DevOps tools such as CodePipeline, CDK/CloudFormation, Kiro,
CloudWatch, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or others.
- Experience
with web and applications tier servers
- Experience
in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning, system
optimization and administration, as well as experience with application
development
- Experience
with middleware and gateways
- Experience
on application monitoring and support
- Experience
Building and maintaining automated pipelines for build, test, and
deployment
- Experience
building and deploying containers and workload orchestration platform
- Experience
with development framework/technologies
- Experience
with change management and release management as processes supporting the
implementation of large applications
- Experience
with incident and problem management processes
- Experience
in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation
and maintenance of applications
- Experience
producing design artefacts, code, configurations, scripts, and test cases
- Ability
to analyze the results from functional, security, load-and-stress testing
and resolve reported issues
- Ability
to analyze and solve data integrity, security, configuration and recovery
issues
- Assess
and test Change Requests (CRQ) with technical content and updating as
necessary
- Ability
to participate in release promotions/implementations
- A
team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Desirable Skills:
- Knowledge
of GO-PKI Security or similar public/private key Infrastructure
- Experience
conducting system and application monitoring and performance and data
integrity in accordance with ITIL standards
- Experience
sustaining large application implementations based on the following
technology products:
- Merative
Curam
- IBM
WebSphere
- IBM
Cognos Analytics
- IBM
Business Automation Workflow
- Red
Hat Enterprise Linux and Apache httpd
- Oracle
Database 19c (and later)
- Oracle
Directory Server Enterprise Edition
- Oracle
Siebel
- Oracle
Identity Manager / Oracle Internet Directory
- Oracle
Analytics Server
- Oracle
Intelligent Advisor
- Oracle
Enterprise Business Suite (eBS)
- Informatica
PowerCentre
- CTRL-M
Workload Automation
- Nagios,
Prometheus, DynaTrace, Grafana, SiteScope and other monitoring tools
- OpenSearch,
Logstash
- Red
Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows Server
- Docker,
Kubernetes, EKS, AKS
Middleware Operational Support
Cloud-based Services and Migration
Service Management
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