Application Lead
Accenture
5 - 10 years
Bengaluru
Posted: 26/10/2025
Job Description
Project Role Description : Lead the effort to design, build and configure applications, acting as the primary point of contact.
Must have skills : IBM WebSphere Application Server Application Deployment
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary: • The candidate must have strong L2, L3, and L4 support capabilities with in-depth expertise in WebSphere Administration. • The role demands experience in deployment, integration, performance tuning, and automation in complex enterprise environments. • The individual should be capable of handling end-to-end issue resolution, environment management, RCA preparation, and compliance/audit activities. • Candidate must possess deep technical expertise in installing, configuring, and managing IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) environments, including clustered and high-availability setups. • Hands-on experience with WAS version upgrades, fix pack application, patching, performance tuning, security hardening, and integration with backend systems and web servers. • Proficiency in administering related Middleware technologies such as JBoss, WebLogic, Apache Tomcat, and Microsoft IIS is desirable. Roles & Responsibilities: • Administering WebSphere Application Server (WAS) across multiple environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Production). • Installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, and migrating WAS environments. • Managing JVMs, clusters, JDBC, JMS, connection pooling, SSL, and security configurations. • Supporting integrations with web servers (Apache, IHS, IIS) and backend databases (Oracle, DB2). • Monitoring and troubleshooting performance problems across application, infrastructure, and database layers. • Providing 24x7 production support, including on-call rotation. • Supporting deployments, automation, and scripting activities using wsadmin, Jython, Jacl, Shell, or Python. • Documenting all changes, issues, and resolutions as part of knowledge management. . Professional & Technical Skills: • Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. • Effective communication and client-facing abilities. • Capable of working under pressure in a 24x7 support environment. • Self-motivated, meticulous, and passionate about Middleware technologies. • 6–8 years of WebSphere Administration experience in clustered, high-availability Linux environments. • Proven expertise in installation, upgrades, patching, tuning, and supporting WAS. • Experience with Oracle/DB2 databases as backend and Apache/IHS as frontend web servers. • Good understanding of PMI metrics, performance monitoring, and web analytics. • Must have completed at least 2 WAS upgrades/migrations. • Hands-on experience with automation and scripting tools (wsadmin, Jython, Jacl, Shell, Python). • Exposure to Grafana/Prometheus, Splunk, Jenkins, SVN/Bitbucket/GIT, Maven/Artifactory is preferred. • IBM WebSphere Administration certification is desirable. Additional Information: • Higher-level qualification in a technical subject is desirable. • IBM WebSphere certification will be an added advantage.15 years full time education
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