Job Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Resident Engineer to support a large-scale application modernization initiative involving the migration of 20+ applications from Tradition WebSphere Application Server (WAS) to Open Liberty/WebSphere 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.

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

Requirements

• US Citizenship
• 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)
• IBM Bob

Desired Skills

• 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

About Us

For more than 20 years, NewGen Technologies has solved our clients’ toughest IT challenges with integrity, security, and outstanding service by delivering both technology and talent. We have helped secure borders, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to fight terror, aided the identification of criminals, and have helped to prevent crime through the introduction of biometrics. Our team of Highly Cleared Specialists have hard-to-find skills and expertise in a wide spectrum of technologies to provide solutions that transform business processes and solve problems of national significance. #CJ