Senior Websphere Consultant

About US: We are a company that provides innovative, transformative IT services and solutions. We are passionate about helping our clients achieve their goals and exceed their expectations. We strive to provide the best possible experience for our clients and employees. We are committed to continuous improvement and innovation, and we are always looking for ways to improve our services and solutions. We believe in working collaboratively with our clients and employees to achieve success. DS Technologies Inc is looking for Senior Websphere Consultant role for one of our premier clients. Job Title: Senior Websphere Consultant Location: Albany, NY (Hybrid) Position Type: Contract Only W2 Roles and Responsibilities: Troubleshoot, stabilize, test, and optimize applications and infrastructure Support on-call staff in restoring services, resolving incidents, RCA, and problem tickets Develop custom monitoring for WebSphere environments and integrate with external tools (e.g., Introscope, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, ITCAM, Instana, Zabbix) Drive modernization initiatives with IBM Liberty on containers/cloud and automate recurring tasks (CI/CD, etc.) Architect infrastructure solutions for performance, high availability, and disaster recovery Plan, install, configure, migrate, and manage WebSphere environments and web services infrastructure Mentor client staff on infrastructure change and configuration management practices Skills and Experience: Current, in-depth expertise with WebSphere Application Server ND (v8.5 and v9), IBM HTTP Server, and Apache web servers, plus prior experience with earlier WebSphere versions Strong integration skills for deployment, troubleshooting, and tuning Java/JEE applications and platforms, including: IBM Enterprise Content Management (FileNet P8) and IBM Cúram Social Program Management IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services AIX, Solaris, Linux (RHEL), and VMware WebSphere Services Registry and Repository IBM DB2 and Oracle databases IBM Forms Server, IBM WebSphere MQ, ACE, IBM Worklight Server Tivoli Access Manager and OKTA ColdFusion Flexible work from home options available. Compensation: $95.00 - $100.00 per hour We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.