Sr. Webmethods Admin

**Job Title**:
Senior Software AG System Administrator / Engineer

**Location**:
Riyadh

**Experience Level**:
Mid-Senior Level

**Type**:
Full-Time

**Position Overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Installation & Configuration**: Install, configure, and maintain Software AG products, including **Integration Server (IS)**, **Universal Messaging (UM)**, **API Gateway (APIGW)**, and **Terracotta** in Linux container-based environments.
- **System Monitoring**: Monitor system performance and ensure availability, reliability, and security of all Software AG components.
- **Troubleshooting & Maintenance**: Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to Software AG products, including integration, performance, and connectivity challenges. Perform system upgrades, patches, and backups to ensure up-to-date and secure environments.
- **Scripting & Automation**: Automate tasks and processes using scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl) and tools like **Ansible** or **Puppet** to optimize deployment, image creation, and routine maintenance.
- **Collaboration**: Work closely with development, operations, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration of Software AG solutions across environments. Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices for Linux and enterprise software.
- **System Integration & ESB Knowledge**: Strong knowledge of **Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)** and integration protocols to manage Software AG ecosystem interactions.

**Required Skills & Qualifications**:

- **Experience**: 5+ years of advanced Linux experience (e.g., Red Hat, Ubuntu, CentOS) in system administration or engineering roles.
- **Software AG Expertise**: Hands-on experience with Software AG products, especially **webMethods** components such as **IS, APIGW, UM, and Terracotta**.
- **API Management & Security**: Solid understanding of API Gateway architecture, including **OAuth** and access control protocols, security features, and API monitoring and analytics.
- **Scripting**: Proficiency in scripting languages such as **Bash, Python,** or **Perl**.
- **Networking & System Monitoring**: Strong knowledge of networking, security, and system monitoring tools in Linux environments.
- **Database & Middleware Experience**: Experience with database management (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and middleware technologies.
- **Containerization & Cloud Familiarity**: Familiarity with **cloud environments** (AWS, Azure) and containerization platforms like **Docker** and **Kubernetes**.
- **Automation & Orchestration**: Experience with automation tools like **Ansible** or **Puppet** to streamline system administration and deployment tasks.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- **Certifications**: Linux certifications (e.g., **Red Hat Certified Engineer**, **Linux Professional Institute Certification**) and/or Software AG certifications.
- **DevOps & CI/CD**: Experience in DevOps practices or CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment.

**Key Competencies**:

- **Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills**: Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues independently.
- **Attention to Detail**: Strong commitment to ensuring system reliability, security, and performance.
- **Team Collaboration**: Excellent communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

**Requirements**:

- **Software AG Product Suite Knowledge**:
- Strong understanding of the Software AG suite, including **Integration Server (IS)**, **Universal Messaging (UM)**, **API Gateway (APIGW)**, and **Terracotta**.
- Familiarity with default port configurations and basic features of Software AG products.
- **Installation and Maintenance**:
- Proven experience in the **installation, configuration, and maintenance** of Software AG IS, UM, and APIGW.
- Skilled in handling administrative tasks for various components like **APIGW** and **UM**.
- **API Gateway Expertise**:

- **Certificate Configuration and Security**:

- **Scripting and Automation**:

- **Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) Knowledge