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Senior Oracle Middleware AdministratorDescriptionAkima Global Technology (AGT ) is a technology solutions, program management and support company that collaborates with technology partners and the Federal Government to deliver IT, management, staffing, recruiting, contracting and logistics services. AGT utilizes an innovative approach that ensures faster time-to-benefit and maximizes clients' return on investment. Our personnel enjoy competitive benefits packages and challenging roles in work environments committed to innovation, diversity and opportunity for career growth. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), 100% of our company’s profits go back to our 14,300 Iñupiat shareholders that have resided near and above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. Our business helps support their way of life and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived in a challenging environment.Responsibilities:
Provide Oracle 11g/12c WebLogic Server administration services to multiple mission-critical applications. Some understanding of database concepts and database administration also required – 11g and 12c RAC
Support Oracle 12c WebLogic Server architecture planning, installation and configuration for performance and high availability
Support Oracle 11g/12c WebLogic Server application deployment, configuration support in Web, application and data tiers
Demonstrate understanding of Fusion Middleware design concepts, including SOA / BPM / OSB system, Oracle Forms and Reports
Interface with clients, attend meetings with the customer on various application issues and planning activities and provide recommendations and solutions
Perform capacity planning, system growth projections, and provide hardware and software capacity estimates
Provide expertise and recommendations on reference architecture and ensure applications follow the industry best practices
Plan and implement MW upgrades and patches to stay current and on supported patch sets and versions
Apply and validate one-off patches to the Oracle Home in response to functionality or performance issues
Participate and/or lead troubleshooting and tuning sessions with development teams, end users and any other required teams
Direct and control the adoption of system parameters for effective resource utilization on middleware resources
Tune and manage memory for optimal system performance
Assist in disaster recovery planning, testing and execution as needed
Provide initial deployment services, including all initial planning and architecture, installation and configuration tasks
Configure, maintain, and tune metadata repositories used by the MW components, including purge script deployment for record cleanup
Provide integration support between various components in the Web, Application, Data tiers, and the management zone
Support load testing efforts
Interact with system and storage teams to perform and validate back-up and recovery procedures for ensuring business continuity
Work with security team to ensure mid-tier security adheres to defined standards and industry best practices
Perform system monitoring to ensure system operation health
Demonstrate working knowledge of the Unix/Linux Operating System
Work with and assist various application teams to generate documents and maintain administrations manuals for application configuration and deployments in all environments
Create and guide application teams with RFC, Load Balancer Farm request, and Firewall rule requests for all pre-production and production environments
Evaluate and Assign IM Tickets based on the requirement and skill level required
Act as a Technical Middleware coordinator by interfacing with other teams and vendors, including application, network, storage, systems admin, load balancer, firewall, and security teams as well as external Oracle Support
Produce the overall technical design and build of the middleware application deployments
QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:
8 years of ORACLE 11g/12c WebLogic Server administration experience
Experience working with Oracle Forms and Reports,Oracle Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite,Oracle Business Process Management System (BPMS), and/orOracle WebCenter SuiteMust be familiar with Solaris and Red Hat Linux andWindows server (2003, 2008, and 2012) operating systemsMust have a complete understanding of Fusion Middleware design concepts, including SOA / BPM / OSB systemORACLE 11g/12c RAC database (preferred, not required)Must be able to obtain a Public Trust clearanceTheduties and responsibilities listed in this job description generally cover thenature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to thisposition. This is not intended to be a complete list of all duties,responsibilities, and skills required. Subject to the terms of anapplicable collective bargaining agreement, the company management reserves theright to modify, add, or remove duties and to assign other duties as may benecessary. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effortin applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviewswill be contacted.We are an equal opportunityemployer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, withoutregard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender orgender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status,disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law .We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and providing reasonableaccommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If youhave a physical and/or mental disability and are interested in applying foremployment and need special accommodations to use our website to apply for aposition please contact, Recruiting Services atjob-assist@akima.comor 571-353-7053. Reasonable accommodation requests areconsidered on a case-by-case basis.The dedicated email and telephonic options above are reserved only for individualswith disabilities needing accessibility assistance to apply to an open positionusing our website.Pleasedo not use the dedicated email or phone number above to inquire on the statusof your job application.Inorder for our company to stay compliant with government regulations, pleaseapply on line. Please DO NOT email resumes or call in lieu of applying onlineunless you have a physical and/or mental disability and need assistance withthe online application.Job: Information TechnologyPrimary Location: US-MD-RockvilleShift: Day JobReq ID: GLO00544