About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

• Assist provisioning, configuring, and administering middleware platforms (application servers, web servers, messaging systems) following established build standards and deployment patterns.
• Monitor middleware health, logs, and alerts; perform initial triage of integration and connectivity issues and escalate per incident-management procedures.
• Apply vendor patches, update configuration files, and validate services after changes, following change management and security baselines.
• Support migrations and upgrades across development, test, and production environments; validate integration points after deployments.
• Configure basic access controls, certificates, and encryption settings to align middleware with enterprise security policies.
• Document runbooks, topology diagrams, inventories, and lifecycle plans for middleware components.
• Coordinate with application, database, network, and infrastructure teams to validate end-to-end connectivity and service availability.

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What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in middleware administration, systems administration, or closely related enterprise IT roles.
• Hands-on or training experience provisioning, configuring, and maintaining middleware in multi-tier architectures.
• Basic understanding of security standards, lifecycle management, and change-control practices for enterprise middleware.
• Active SECRET security clearance, or ability to obtain and maintain one, as required by the client.
• U.S. citizenship (required for this federal IT environment role).
• Willingness to travel infrequently (less than 10%).

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Nice to Have

• Exposure to Apache, Nginx, IIS, Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, or similar middleware stacks.
• Familiarity with scripting for automation (shell, PowerShell, Python).
• Entry-level certifications or vendor training related to middleware or enterprise application servers.
• Prior experience in highly regulated or federal IT environments with strong documentation and change-management discipline.

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Compensation & Location

• Salary range (provided by the source): $65,400 - $107,900 per year.
• Employment type: Full-time
• Location: Tarrytown, TX
• Less than 10% travel required.
• Pay and final offer will reflect experience, certifications, clearance level, and contract/client requirements.

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Security & Eligibility

• This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one. These requirements are job-related and consistent with federal contract needs.

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Physical & Other Requirements

• Typical office/remote work duties with occasional light physical activity per job tasks. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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