We are looking for a Middleware & Systems Administrator to join our team on a long-term engagement inside a modern payments environment.
The team operates enterprise middleware, transaction processing services and supporting platforms that demand 24/7 reliability. You will focus on system administration, optimisation and incident resolution for middleware and database-backed services supporting critical financial workloads.
What you will do
Deploy, configure and maintain WebLogic middleware and Linux application servers
Perform routine database support tasks and optimise SQL queries against Oracle databases
Manage application lifecycle tasks: patching, releases, configuration changes, rollback plans
Monitor systems, investigate alerts, troubleshoot incidents and apply fixes or escalate appropriately
Maintain runbooks, SOPs and technical documentation for operational procedures
Automate tasks using Bash/Python scripting and automation tools (Ansible, Terraform where applicable)
Support backup, restore and disaster recovery procedures, including DR drills
Manage certificates, keys and basic network configurations
Collaborate with developers, DBAs, network and security teams on cross-domain issues
Participate in on-call rota and occasional out-of-hours maintenance windows
Contribute to performance tuning and capacity planning
Requirements
2–3 years’ experience administering applications or databases in production environments
Hands-on experience with WebLogic administration (installation, domain management, tuning)
Strong Linux (Red Hat/CentOS/Oracle Linux) skills — services, logs, package management, networking
Working knowledge of Oracle DB and SQL query optimisation
Good troubleshooting skills, log analysis and root-cause investigation
Professional attitude to operational discipline and documentation
English at a working level
Nice to have
Exposure to Oracle DBA tasks (backups, tuning)
Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes
Experience with Ansible, Python scripting, CI/CD for ops tasks
Exposure to Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Elastic
Understanding of security & compliance in financial systems
Experience with ServiceNow or other ITSM tooling
Benefits
- Solid, competitive salary.
- Work in multilingual, multinational and multicultural environment on international projects
- Medical care