Description
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced WebLogic Technical Lead to oversee the design, implementation, optimization, and support of Oracle WebLogic environments in a high-availability enterprise setup. The ideal candidate will lead a team of middleware engineers, provide technical direction, and ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of application server platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, deployment, configuration, tuning, and support of Oracle WebLogic Server (11g, 12c, 14c) environments across development, testing, and production.
- Manage WebLogic domain architecture, including admin servers, managed servers, node managers, and cluster configurations.
- Oversee application deployments (EAR, WAR, JAR) and support Java EE applications in standalone and clustered environments.
- Drive JVM tuning, memory leak analysis, thread dump analysis, and performance tuning of WebLogic instances.
- Manage WebLogic patching, version upgrades, and JDK migrations with zero/minimal downtime.
- Integrate WebLogic with Oracle HTTP Server (OHS), Apache, load balancers, and SSL certificates.
- Collaborate with application, security, and network teams for system hardening, SSL/TLS configurations, and vulnerability remediation.
- Lead incident resolution and root cause analysis for critical issues affecting middleware availability and performance.
- Automate routine tasks using shell scripting, WLST (WebLogic Scripting Tool), or Ansible (preferred).
- Support disaster recovery (DR) setup and participate in DR drills for middleware environments.
- Guide and mentor junior team members and enforce best practices for configuration management, change control, and documentation.
- Contribute to architectural decisions involving middleware modernization and potential migration to cloud-native platforms