Infrastructure Engineer IV (109366) - Full-time

Are you ready to explore the corporate side of retail? The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide. Our brands include T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and Sierra Trading Post, as well as tjmaxx.com and sierratradingpost.com in the United States; Winners, HomeSense and Marshalls in Canada; T.K. Maxx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, as well as HomeSense and tkmaxx.com in the U.K.; and Trade Secret in Australia. With nearly $31 billion in revenues in 2015, more than 3,600 stores, and approximately 216,000 Associates, success is always in style at TJX. We at TJX understand that both our customers and the talent pool from which our Associates come are increasingly diverse. Our core values of respect, integrity and fairness are inherent in the relationships we build with each other, our vendors and our customers. We are committed to leveraging the differences among our Associates and customers to create both a diversified mix of talent within TJX and a diversified mix of merchandise within our stores. We consider the unique views and opinions of our Associates to be key to our growth and success in the future.

MIDDLEWARE INTEGRATION SENIOR ENGINEER/ADMINISTRATOR.

Responsibilities:

• Provide WebSphere SOA (IBM Broker/IIB, DataPower, WSRR, etc.) Administration and Engineering Support on multiple OS platforms in a multi-vendor environment, while working closely with Architecture, Application Development, Database, Server and Networking Teams.
• Develop technical designs and policy/procedure documentation as assigned.
• Install and Configure WebSphere MQ, Broker/IIB, DataPower, WSRR and FTE servers and agents, apply patches, manage middleware infrastructure and monitor performance/troubleshooting alerts from commercial, and locally developed monitoring tools.
• Responsible for middleware failure analysis and recovery. Participates in disaster recovery activities.
• Analyzes and resolves problems associated with WebSphere MQ, Broker/IIB, DataPower, WSRR and FTE server and agent software.
• Ensures the consistency and integrity of Middleware systems.
• Implement controls and security to comply with TJX security standards.
• Investigate use of available software used to analyze problems and procedures to perform fine tuning to maximize production.
• Analyze and recommend alternative solutions for system enhancements and problem resolution projects.
• Interact directly with internal customers or external service provider to negotiate solutions and implementation specifics.
• Provide 24/7 on call support on a rotating basis.
• Perform Middleware Configuration backup and restores.
• Deploy new message flows, build MQ queue and channels, manage SSL keys, etc.
• Manage/Monitor MQ/IIB/DataPower performance.
• Manage and lead hardware and software migration and upgrade efforts of varying size and complexity.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent work experience.
• 5-7 years of prior experience as a Middleware Administrator with WebSphere MQ, Broker/IIB, DataPower and WSRR experience.
• Strong experience in administration and support of IBM WebSphere SOA product family - WebSphere Message Broker/IIB, DataPower, WSRR and WebSphere MQ.
• Strong experience in installing configuring WebSphere SOA/MQ products in highly available and fault tolerance environment
• Troubleshoot Integration and infrastructure issues. Integrate simple to moderately complex MQ, Message Broker/IIB, DataPower, Java/JEE, WebServices applications into DEV, QA and Production environments.
• Strong administration skills in DataPower appliance
• Hands on experience in setting up DataPower policies, setting up security and upgrading firmware
• Experience working with UDDI and Registry tools – WSRR.
• Should be able to work collaboratively with other Infrastructure and Development groups to build, maintain the product roadmap
• Must have hands on experience with XML, XPATH and XSLT Transformations, SOAP Validations XML schema
• Must be familiar with DataPower troubleshooting, services instrumentation and logging
• Must have working experience with web service security using LDAP, SiteMinder and DataPower
• Must be familiar with Data Power – Load Balancer, SSL and HTTP protocols
• Shell programming expertise.
• Basic understanding of firewall
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be able to adapt to changing business needs. Strong follow up skills and problem solving ability a must.
• Must have strong analytical and interpersonal skills, as well as outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• The following technical skills are a plus: DB2, Oracle DB, Tomcat, Apache, LDAP, Tivoli Monitoring,
• Development and business specification and requirement analysis.
• Software Development Lifecycle knowledge and proficiency.
• Ability to manage and lead development and operations teams.
• Troubleshooting, debugging, and problem solving with complex integration across multiple platforms.
• Knowledge of Windows, AIX , and Linux OS operation and administration,
• Proficiency in networking for connectivity across WebSphere ESB and Native OS
• Ability to work across, lead, and direct teams.
• Proficiency in capacity management.
• High Availability configuration and knowledge.
• Ability to translate specifications and requirement to develop architecture, capacity, and reliability for MQ, WMB, WSRR, DataPower, and MQ-MFT.
• Proficiency with database Management.
• Ability to coordinate triage teams for Production issues and resolution.
• Ability to deliver written reports, TJX ESB product documentation, and processes.
• Define Best Practices for operational support, architecture, delivery, and software deployment with ESB architecture.

Specific Product Skills Required:

1. Knowledge of WebSphere Message Broker/IIB v9
   1. Message Broker Integration Development
   2. Message Broker Installation Operational Model, Architecture, and Configuration
   3. Message Broker Administration tooling, commands, and programming.
   4. Message Broker Manual, scripted, and automated Deployment Model
   5. Message Broker Java Integration
   6. Message Broker ESQL

1. Knowledge of WebSphere MQ V8
   1. MQ API commands
   2. MQ installation
   3. MQ architecture, Queue Management
   4. MQ networking including server and client connectivity
   5. Message Queuing
   6. MQ V7 publish and Subscribe
   7. MQ Administration

1. Knowledge of DataPower V6 and above
   1. DataPower configuration and administration
   2. General Networking and IP connectivity
   3. Basic Knowledge of IT security including certificate and key management.
   4. Basic configuration of DataPower Integration
      1. MQ
      2. MQ-MFT
      3. http
         
         

1. Knowledge of MQ-MFT
   1. Enterprise Managed File Transfer
   2. Basic knowledge Websphere MQ as described above
   3. MQ-MFT configuration of Transfer and Template models

1. WebSphere Registry and Repository
   1. Basic SOA concepts and overview
   2. Software Development LifeCycle basics
   3. Basic WSRR Architecture and Operational Model
   4. WSRR connectivity with WebSphere Message Broker

What's In It For You?

At the TJX Companies, Inc., conveniently located directly off both the Mass Pike and Route 9, you'll not only enjoy the security of working for a stable and profitable industry leader, but you'll also enjoy the benefits that go along with it, such as: Medical/Dental/Life insurance, Associate Discounts and a Savings/Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan.

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TJX is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity.

Posting Notes: Marlborough || MA