System Administrator

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