Lead Systems Engineer

Lead Systems Engineer Job Summary (List Format)

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid 3 days/week)
Type: 6 months temp-to-perm; NO SPONSORSHIP (USC/GC preferred but open to sponsorship for highly qualified candidates)


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### Key Responsibilities:
- Support onboarding of new applications using Chef and CI/CD pipelines.
- Manage lifecycle of SSL certificates (creation, renewal, retention, revocation).
- Assist development teams in troubleshooting and resolving Tomcat application issues.
- Design, develop, and deploy applications with Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab in CI/CD environments.
- Install and configure middleware software for seamless system integration and operation.
- Containerize applications using OpenShift for easy migration and scaling across environments.
- Utilize AWS Cloud Services for infrastructure management and support.
- Apply security patches and maintain system security.
- Collaborate across teams to propose solutions and resolve technical issues.
- Define and monitor middleware system performance standards, ensuring benchmarks are met.
- Modify existing software to fix errors, adapt to new hardware, or upgrade interfaces.
- Monitor equipment to ensure systems operate according to specifications.
- Store, retrieve, and analyze data to evaluate system capabilities and requirements.

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### Required Technical Skills and Tools:
- Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift
- Middleware: Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, Redhat JBoss EAP
- Configuration Management/IaC: Chef, Terraform, Puppet, Ansible
- CI/CD: Jenkins, Ansible, GitLab, Maven, Gradle
- Version Control: Atlassian Bitbucket, GitHub
- Cloud Platforms: AWS (Amazon Web Services), Google Cloud, Azure
- Streaming Platform: Apache Kafka
- Operating Systems & Scripting: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Bash, JavaScript, Python

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### Additional Requirements:
- Strong hands-on implementation experience.
- SSL certificate management expertise.
- Experience with application security and patching.
- Excellent collaboration and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to monitor and improve system performance.
- Willing to work hybrid in Dallas, TX (3 days onsite).
- Preference for local candidates; relocation considered.

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Summary:
The Lead Systems Engineer will drive middleware platform management, application deployment, containerization, and cloud infrastructure support, with a strong focus on automation, security, and cross-team collaboration within a hybrid Dallas-based environment.