Liferay Administrator

• Install, configure, and maintain Liferay Portal/DXP across all environments (Dev, QA, Staging, Production)
  
• Manage Liferay clustering, load balancing, and high-availability configurations
  
• Perform Liferay version upgrades, patching, and hotfix deployments
  
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize portal uptime and response times
  
• Manage deployment of portlets, themes, and modules to production environments
  
• Administer user accounts, roles, permissions, organizations, and sites within Liferay
  
• Configure and maintain integrations with LDAP/Active Directory, SSO (SAML/OAuth), and other enterprisesystems
  
• Manage backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity procedures for the portal environment
  
• Configure and maintain search infrastructure (Elasticsearch/Solr) and caching layers (Ehcache/Hazelcast)
  
• Manage database administration tasks related to Liferay (MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle)
  
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment of Liferay artifacts
  
• Perform security hardening, vulnerability assessments, and apply security patches
  
• Collaborate with development teams to support environment needs and troubleshoot deployment issues
  
• Maintain documentation of server configurations, deployment procedures, and runbooks
  
• Provide on-call/production support and resolve incidents within SLAs
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field 
  
• 5+ years of overall IT infrastructure/administration experience, with at least 3+ years administering LiferayPortal/DXP
  
• Strong experience with Liferay installation, configuration, clustering, and deployment (7.x/DXP preferred)
  
• Hands-on experience with application servers (Tomcat, JBoss/WildFly, WebLogic, or WebSphere)
  
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix server administration and shell scripting
  
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) — installation, tuning, andbackup/restore
  
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch/Solr configuration and maintenance
  
• Experience with LDAP/Active Directory and SSO integration (SAML/OAuth)
  
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI) and build tools (Maven/Gradle)
  
• Understanding of networking, load balancers, and reverse proxies (Apache/Nginx)
  
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Nagios, Grafana, ELK stack)
  
• Knowledge of security best practices, SSL/TLS configuration, and patch management
  
• Strong troubleshooting and incident resolution skills
  
• Liferay Certified Administrator certification
  
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) for Liferay deployments
  
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) for hosting Liferay environments
  
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Ansible)
  
• Familiarity with Liferay Cloud/DXP Cloud offerings