Application Integration Engineer

Are you a Developer Middleware Integration 3 who is looking to join one of the top companies in the Energy and gas industry?

Are you looking to further your career and grow?

Do you have experience with ESQL, SQL, and Java?

If you answered yes to those three questions, then apply today!

Acara Solutions seeks highly qualified candidates to work onsite with our client in San Antonio, TX. Interested?

Here's what you'd do:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain solutions for enterprise application integration, using development standards and the software development lifecycle process.
• Duties include analysis, design, planning, programming, testing, documentation, error/exception handling, performance improvements, business process implementation, and the creation or improvement of all related technical products, solutions, and processes.
• Works directly with core internal and external customers to ensure system function, availability, and reliability are maintained to meet all customer business needs.
• Provides a stable, functional environment by ensuring efficiency, availability, connectivity, integrity, and security of multiple Integration Systems and J2EE Application Servers. Supports and administers the Meter Data Management system.
• Maintains metrics and enhances tools to support system monitoring, incident resolution/escalation.
• Develops, administers, and supports Application Integration solutions to support business processes.
• Supports and administers the Energy IP Meter Data Management system.
• Implements and manages J2EE Application Server platforms to support web-delivered business applications.
• Manages work packages to ensure project deliverables are met through collaboration with Application Development, IT Infrastructure, Communication Services, Service Support, IT Operations, and other IT and technical support teams.
• Works with business unit teams and vendors to provide proper guidance, ensuring that integration services and architectures are designed, tested, documented, implemented, enhanced, and maintained according to operational standards and expected service quality.
• Provides 2nd-level proactive and reactive service and performance management for mission-critical systems. Identifies requirements for real-time alerts to notify support groups of a current or potential performance problem.
• Responds to real-time performance alerts to resolve performance problems, performs regular ongoing review and analysis of performance data to identify current performance problems, and proactively detects potential future performance problems.
• Automates system administration tasks and scripting.
• Ensures daily support and a high level of 24x7x365 service availability. On-call rotation as needed.
• Independently performs complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, solution development, and implementation.
• Maintains host security (passwords, file permissions, file system integrity, security packages, SSH) and network security.
• Supports of services and processes, including appropriate issue escalation.
• Cross-trains co-workers on new designs.
• Use solid oral and written communication skills to communicate solutions, functions, and values.
• Core responsibilities focus on the operational/tactical aspects of the organization, with some strategic emphasis.
• May be assisted by lower-level analysts.
• Incumbents at this level are fully developed and performing in their specialized field may include limited supervisory responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Here's what you'll get:

Pay: $ 60.14/hr

Hours: 40 Hours/week

Length: Contract (23 months)

Sound like a good fit

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About Acara Solutions

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Engineering or Computer Science
• Minimum 4 years' experience working with various EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) software packages such as IBM MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM ACE (App Connect Enterprise), MuleSoft, Tomcat, WebLogic, Active MQ, Kafka, and Energy IP Meter Data Management system.
• Minimum 4 years' experience with ESQL, SQL, and Java
• Minimum 4 years' experience in IBM ACE
• Minimum 4 years' experience in the following(minimum 7)

1. Administration, performance tuning, and development in IBM ACE and MuleSoft;
2. Administration, performance tuning in IBM MQ, Active MQ, and Kafka;
3. IBM MQ or IBM ACE development, including the ability to write custom WebSphere nodes;
4. API (Application Programming Interface) development and administration experience using IBM ACE and MuleSoft.
5. Administration in Tomcat, WebLogic, and WebSphere Application Server on UNIX and Windows platforms.
6. Installation experience with IBM MQ/IBM ACE or WebSphere Application Server in a High Availability configuration.
7. Java or Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP).
8. JVM tuning.
9. Service Oriented Architectures - SOAP, WSDL;
10. Restful Services using RAML or Swagger;
11. Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop data administration on UNIX and Windows systems;

• Master's Degree in Information Systems
• IBM ACE certification.
• MuleSoft certification.
• Utility Industry experience.
• Perl, Shell Scripting, eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. XSLT, Data Weave, and SQL programming skills.
• Working knowledge of project management concepts, tools, and techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities related to multiple projects at once and work collaboratively across organizational lines
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to express oneself effectively within a group and in one-to-one conversations.
• The ability to convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
• Strong ability to organize information, manage tasks, and use available tools to effectively contribute to a team and the organization.
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to perform tasks independently.
• Proficient in MS Office Package, including work processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, electronic mail, and scheduling.
• Interpersonal skills, along with the ability to work in a team.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Must have a favorable driving record.