We are seeking a
Systems Engineer to join Zions Bancorporation. As part of the Middleware Engineering team, you will work collaboratively with application engineers, integration engineers, system administrators/engineers, database administrators, network engineers, security engineers along with project and business management to implement, maintain and enhance existing middleware infrastructure. The computer network consists of a heterogeneous mix of computing hardware and software platforms, including a mainframe, servers and workstations, using off-the-shelf as well as custom software applications. This role provides the opportunity to interact with skilled individuals, gain additional skills, and grow your career within the team and enterprise.
Responsibilities:- Ensure operational stability, implementation, lifecycle management, vulnerability remediation, and administration for middleware application servers and web servers.
- Handle new implementations, break/fix incidents, and upgrade projects.
- Manage automation and tooling, system integration, vulnerability remediation, and security patching.
- Maintain runbooks and wikis.
- Troubleshoot and collaborate with others on problems with root cause analysis.
- Create and follow standard processes, plan effectively to complete tasks on schedule, and clearly document results.
- Work flexible hours, including on-call rotation, to support and manage our dynamic 24x7 production and other testing environments.
- Perform day-to-day middleware administration, application run-time support, upgrades, installation of new systems, vulnerability review and remediation.
- Support process definition and implementation, server/JVM tuning, troubleshooting, and cybersecurity.
- Leverage automation and AI to unlock new capabilities.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE- At least 4+ years of advanced knowledge of middleware architectures, system design, analysis, java application tuning and performance management
- Application servers- Red Hat JBoss (JWS/EAP), Tomcat, IBM WebSphere
- Web Servers- Windows IIS, Apache, JBCS Apache, IBM HTTP Server
- Linux/Unix/Microsoft skills (Command line, troubleshooting and networking)
- Cloud Infrastructure and Containers (docker, Kubernetes)
- Working knowledge of Information Technology infrastructure components (firewall, database, operating system, network)
- Effectively communicate problems and solutions both verbally and in writing to internal customers and management
- Problem solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other departments to resolve complex issues with innovative solutions
DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE- Automation Technologies (Ansible, Chef, TrueSight, RunDeck, Digital.ai, Terraform)
- Monitoring and Logging Technologies (Nimsoft, SPLUNK, AppDynamics, Grafana)
- DevOps principles (ADO, Kanban, Git)
- Knowledge and/or experience of any scripting language like Bash, Perl, Python, Java, YAML, Node.js or similar
- Java Development Skills (Ability to deep dive into application issues)
- Nice to have: GCP Associates Cloud Developer or GCP Associates Cloud Engineer certification ( or Azure/AWS equivelent)
Visa Sponsorship:This Systems Engineer (Middleware) position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment to maintain employment eligibility.
Work Location: This position has a hybrid work from home schedule with a minimum of three days per week in the office at the Zions Technology Center - 7860 S Bingham Junction Blvd, Midvale, UT 84047 or the Amegy Operations Center - 1801 Main, Houston, TX 77002.
Benefits: - Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
- Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
- Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
- Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
- 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
- Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
- Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
- Employee Ambassador preferred banking products
Apply now if you have a passion for impactful outcomes, enjoy working collaboratively with co-workers, and want to make a difference for the clients and communities we serve.
