ONLY W2 || Remote || WebSphere Architect

Hello

Position : WebSphere Architect

Location : USA REMOTE
Need A very Senior WebSphere Architect with extensive hands on experience in migrations from traditional WAS to liberty
Ability to implement, install, configure, customize, upgrade, migrate, develop or design Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) solutions. Support the move from non-production to production environment and participate in knowledge sharing for self-sufficiency. Additionally, be able to perform ELM health checks and performance analysis, recommendations and tuning.
Required Skills & Experience
We are looking for a highly skilled Resident Engineer to support a large-scale application modernization initiative involving the migration of 20+ applications from Traditional WebSphere Application Server (WAS) to Open Liberty/WebSphere Liberty.
The ideal candidate should possess:
Strong hands-on development experience migrating client application code from Traditional WAS to Liberty
Deep expertise with WebSphere Application Server (Traditional WAS)
Proven Open Liberty / WebSphere Liberty migration experience
Strong Java development skills
Application modernization and migration experience
Hands-on implementation, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and configuration expertise
Experience working directly with client application teams in an embedded delivery model
Ability to perform knowledge transfer and create technical documentation
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Transformation Advisor (TA)
Application Modernization Accelerator (AMA)
Responsibilities
Work directly with United Airlines application teams to assess and migrate applications from Traditional WAS to Liberty
Analyze and remediate application code and configuration issues during migration
Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout the migration process
Troubleshoot and resolve migration, deployment, and performance challenges
Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and IBM delivery teams
Document migration approaches, lessons learned, and best practices
Deliver knowledge transfer sessions to client teams
Preferred Experience
Previous experience serving as a Resident Engineer or technical consultant embedded with client teams
Experience supporting enterprise-scale Java application modernization initiatives
Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD practices within Java environments