Application Engineer

The Application Engineer ensures that all in-house and 3rd party applications conform to our configuration and deployment standards so that every application can be deployed, monitored and managed in a consistent and reliable fashion.RESPONSIBILITIES• Integrate applications using a common build, QA and deployment process.• Write and maintain scripts (shell, Perl or python) to automate the application configuration/ installation process.• Work with development, QA, business/product & Operations to ensure successful application launches.• Configure Apache, Tomcat, Tuxedo, IBM MQ and in-house platforms.• Create and maintain documentation to support the full life cycle of an application• On-call for 2nd level QA and PRD support. REQUIREMENTSMUST HAVE EXPERIENCE• B.S. degree in computer science or related field.• Overall experience of 10+ years required• 8+ years’ experience in Unix/Linux administration.• 8+ years’ experience in scripting Shell, Perl or Python.• IBM MQ configuration and deployment.• 6+ years’ experience of configuring and deploying web and application servers.• Knowledge of Unix/Linux administration, file systems.• Skilled in writing scripts in shell, Perl or Python.• Knowledge of web server and, application server configuration.• Strong written and oral communication skills.