Websphere Administration Support

POSITION TITLE: WEBSPHERE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT

LOCATION: MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55487

WORK TYPE: W-2, CORP TO CORP, 1099

CONTACT DURATION: 3MONTHS + (STRONG POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION)

DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND THE SPECIFIC SKILL SETS NEEDED:

Consultant will be knowledgeable in WebSphere Application Services administration, multiple version environment service and support hosted on both Windows and Linux. Consultant must be capable of deploying and installing applications, configuring, and executing all project tasks that require WebSphere Application Services. Under direction, will perform work of considerable difficulty as a specialist engaged in WebSphere/Web Service offerings at Hennepin County.

Demonstrated skills as individual and/or part of team:

- Plan, apply, & validate upgrades of vendor software minimizing service interruption.
- Deployment of applications following established procedures & processes.
- Consult with application developers/team leads supporting deployment & planning applications across multiple environments.
- Solve the problems and reported issues Web Services & WebSphere.
- Participate in assignments that require technical & systems knowledge, and function as member of team contributing to service provision.

Consultant familiarity with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) concepts and practices desirable having worked with enterprise ticketing system for work and or issue resolutions with defined Service Level Agreements (SLA) & Operational Level Agreements.

LIST OF DELIVERABLES:

WebSphere Application Services service & support administration

Work task completion documentation as part of time reporting

Process improvement recommendations based on observations

Work may involve some weekend time based on customer deployment needs

Impact/Outcome from a Business Perspective:
Uninterrupted WebSphere services supporting LOB customer applications and strategic projects. WebSphere service and support ordinary hours are Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM. WebSphere team of two has one FTE on extended leave of absence. Service requires two WAS administrators to meet customer needs for service and support.