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Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is transforming what it means to work for a financial institution. With a commitment to technology and innovation, we have been providing our community, clients and colleagues the best experience possible for over 150 years. Help us transform our workforce of the future, today.

We are seeking a **Middleware Application Systems Engineer** to join Zions Bancorporation. As part of the Application Engineering Middleware (AEM) 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 o Application servers- Red Hat JBoss (JWS/EAP), Tomcat, IBM WebSphereo Web Servers- Apache, JBCS Apache, IBM HTTP Server, IIS

+ Linux/Unix/Microsoft skills (Command line, troubleshooting and networking)

+ 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)

+ Cloud Infrastructure and Containers

+ IBM Business Automation Workflow

+ 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)

Visa Sponsorship:

This Middleware Application Systems Engineer 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 in order 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 new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, UT.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus will be the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center will enable Zions to continue to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

+ Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.

+ At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.

+ Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.

+ Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.

+ Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.

+ LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.

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

**Req ID:** 068600

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of this corporation to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy is established and administered in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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