System Admin/DevOps Engineer at The Computer Merchant, LTD (TCM) in Quincy, MA

Job description

• This position will report to the MMIS Technical Manager and will serve as the Senior System Analyst for MassHealth's MMIS application. We are seeking a versatile AWS System Administrator/DevOps Engineer to manage, maintain, and optimize our critical Medicaid Management application environment.
• This role requires expertise in traditional system administration (RHEL, WebLogic, Oracle) and modern DevOps practices on AWS. A key responsibility will be building a Proof of Concept (POC) to re-architect and rebuild the legacy application in a scalable, cloud-native AWS environment.

Responsibilities

• · Responsible for providing technology initiatives, support on-going release activities and POC for MMIS application transformation as System Admin/DevOps engineer.
• · Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in AWS cloud environments (EC2 instances).
• · Administer and troubleshoot Java/J2EE applications deployed on WebLogic application servers, including configuration of JDBC data sources, connection pools, and JVM performance monitoring.
• · Provide system-level support for Oracle RDS, collaborating with DBA teams for performance tuning, backup, and recovery.
• · Monitor system performance, availability, and security using tools like Dynatrace, CloudWatch and implement robust troubleshooting procedures for application and infrastructure issues.
• · Build a Proof of Concept (POC) for rebuilding the legacy Java/J2EE application using modern AWS services (e.g., Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3), micro services to improve scalability, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• · Automate routine administrative tasks using scripting languages (Shell, Python, Jython, WLST) to increase operational efficiency.
• · Work closely with development, testing, and operations teams to bridge the gap between development and operations, ensuring smooth software delivery and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• · Proven experience as a System Administrator or DevOps Engineer managing enterprise-level applications.
• · Strong expertise in AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, etc.).
• · Hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration.
• · Proficiency in administering WebLogic application servers and supporting Java/J2EE applications.
• · Install, configure, and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers in AWS cloud environments (EC2 instances).
• · Familiarity with Oracle databases from a system administration perspective.
• · Experience with version control systems, specifically GitLab, and CI/CD practices.
• · Strong scripting skills (Shell, Python, etc.).
• · Knowledge of networking concepts and security best practices in cloud environments.
• · Experience or familiarity with healthcare data management and compliance standards is a plus.
• · Develop POC for migrating code base from WebLogic to JBoss, and ORACLE RDS to Postgres
• · Handson with Containerization
• · Collaboration work with development teams to streamline the process.
• · Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Systems, IT with 15+ years' experience, or equivalent in healthcare administration setting.

Skills

Required

• WebLogic application servers
• Java/J2EE applications
• Oracle databases
• GitLab
• CI/CD practices
• Shell scripting
• Python scripting
• Networking concepts
• Containerization

Benefits

• * While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.