Verge IT is a leader in providing quality talent to leading clients nationwide.  We work with many of the top companies in the Aerospace and Defense, Marketing, Finance, Services and Healthcare industries.  We are looking for high caliber talent who want to work in a challenging environment and are willing to make a difference.

We have an immediate opening for an WebSphere DataPower SOA Administrator in Dallas / Fort Worth, TX.   This is initially a 7 month contract opportunity that is expected to last much longer. 

Job Description:

We are in need of a WebSphere DataPower SOA Administrator resource, capable of supporting WebSphere DataPower runtime for application. The following are a list of overall skills desired to work with Shared DataPower Infrastructure.

Ø  Must have Unix background

Ø  Must have networking background

Ø  Must have previous knowledge of J2EE application platforms

Ø  Must be well versed in Service Oriented Technology

Ø  Must have prior knowledge experience with WebSphere DataPower

Assist in determining Service Level Agreements (SLA’s), for immediate needs/deployments, and enterprise SLA’s to support ongoing operations, if any.

DataPower (DP) SOA Admin Skill set:

Ø  Project/Application specific DP Domain Ownership

Ø  Experience with Web Services Proxy and Multiprotocol Gateway

Ø  Must have hands on experience with Security policy within DataPower

Ø  Mange domain developer access and security

Ø  Must have knowledge of DataPower auditing and troubleshooting framework

Ø  Must be familiar with DP CLI

Ø  Assist migrating Application specific objects between environment

Ø  Must have knowledge of SOMA interface

Ø  Must have prior knowledge of UDDI registry (preferably WSRR)

Ø  Must have extended knowledge of Web Services development knowledge

·         Assist Infrastructure team with automated deployment strategy through CLI

·         Assist in migrating Proxies and other DataPower objects between environments

·         Responsible for developing and versioning of all DataPower objects

·         Advanced WebSphere platform knowledge

·         Version control and build management experience

Other knowledge:

·         Working knowledge of Solaris and Linux is a must.

·         Prior experience of development and n-tier architecture would be extremely helpful.

Required Skills:

1.      J2EE

2.      J2EE Clustering

3.      Java

4.      Linux

5.      N-tier Architecture

6.      SOA (Service Oriented Architecture)

7.      SOAP

8.      Solaris

9.      Solaris 10

10.  WebSphere

11.  WebSphere Data Power

12.  XML