Sr. Weblogic Administrator Needed in North Dallas!

Job Offering:

This in-house product uses Weblogic as the foundation for the customer interface. This position is responsible for implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting, and administering our Weblogic enterprise environment. The job requires high level expertise on Weblogic as an application and the companion interfaces as well including Apache, JBOSS, Tomcat and Java development. The position requires availability 24/7 for issue resolution and works closely between Tech Support and Development to create solutions for new features or code defects in the production environment. This position maintains all of our environments from Development, QA, Preproduction and Production to ensure development creates a code base that has consistent results from inception to implementation. The position must also look forward to where the product is going and determine the proper course of action to keep the application on the appropriate upgrade path for application stability.

Position Description/ Requirements:

•Maintain repository for coordinating code migration to production from QA environments.
•Support for trouble tickets.
•Production system trouble shooting skills.
•Break fix support and programming of in house utilities in production and ad hoc reporting.
•Estimation and Schedule responsibility for projects.
•Writing Technical Design Documentation, Run Books and Production Standards documentation.
•Strong verbal and written communication.
•Facilitate and participate in design reviews and code walkthroughs.
•Organize and participate in testing activities to ensure delivery of quality systems.
•Tier I 24/7 support.
•Application Development experience with J2EE applications.
•Administrative experience with complex BEA Weblogic clusters, JBoss, Apache, and Tomcat on Linux Operating Systems.

Technology Requirements:

•Must have worked as a BEA Weblogic Administrator for 5+ years.
•Must have worked extensively with complex Weblogic implementations utilizing clusters.
•Must have experience working with Apache and Tomcat.
•Must have administered Weblogic clusters on Linux.
•Must have a sound base working with J2EE applications.
•Must have strong, demonstrated teamwork skills.
•Must have proven skills in the development of quality system architecture and design.
•Must have exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
•Must have good, planning and organization skills.
•Ability to create technical documentation and present documentation for review.

Technologies Preferred:

•Experience in developing and maintaining traditional telecommunications business support and operational support systems.
•Experience with SIP, VOIP, or Telecom applications

Control: The Fatal Mistakes of the Staffing Industry – Maximize Earning Potential

It is one thing to take control of candidates in this economy (especially in an employer friendly environment that we find ourselves in today), but how do you successfully have their trust and commitment to your firm over the rest? This is a question that many of the managers I work with ask me before utilizing my services. The problems I hear most of the time from my prospects, and one reason I can justify my services to get in the door, are typically related to contractors and employees leaving in the middle or latter stage of a contract or project. If you think about the costs of staffing services today, I would be a bit upset as well (especially if my compensation and bonuses are tied to project cost and expenses)! This is pretty easy in my opinion and this is one reason why my firm prevails over the rest. Since meeting staffing deliverables for some of the largest government contracts in the country and for some of the largest companies in the world, I can count on one hand how many contractors in the previous 2 years that have left a contract early or “just didn’t work out”. So how do you train your staff to ensure proper expectations are set and commitments to clients are delivered as promised? The answer is simple: control.

Control begins with the initial contact with the candidates. They have to believe you have a service that is unmatched (and if you don’t believe it, they won’t either) and that they trust you implicitly to not only find them a job, but be their mentor throughout the emotional transition of switching jobs and/ or finding a new career. With the competitive staffing market that we find ourselves in every day, you better believe this is an imperative/ critical point in ANY staffing model! If your teams fail to do this, it will at some point be fatal in your company’s success.

So how does control affect the common objective of outsourcing and competitive global RFP’s being established by our “Fortune” level clients? The answer is commitment; and control helps establish it. Most staffing employees have a commitment to their individual firm and to make a profit, the highest one at that, at any expense. This is not the mentality to take when finding a mark-up or rate to charge on the “best consultants” available. Try making a commitment to your clients and to your customers! This is when “control” becomes effective and allows you to stand out among your competitors. Try to keep your client in mind next time you negotiate a salary or a rate with your candidates; and take the time to establish rapport and control to ensure you are working in their best interests.

In most cases, staffing services are an important commodity to any organization, as they should be to help attract and retain the best talent on the market. Bottom line is, GET IT DONE! Provide the service promised and actually add value to your “Partners” that are gracious enough to work with your firm. Make the effort to thank your contacts for their time and ensure them you will always work in their best interest. Control your candidates effectively and maximize your firms’ profits.

For more information on staffing please email me at: whayes@idr-inc.com.

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