Webmethods Developer

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced webMethods Upgrade & Integration Lead to join our Integration Practice

team. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in upgrading and administering IBM

webMethods environments across versions, with the ability to independently execute upgrade tracks, mentor

junior developers, and own production support for integration platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute webMethods platform upgrade and migration projects, owning one or more environment tracks end-to-end.
• Perform upgrade planning, impact analysis, environment assessment, and execution.
• Install, configure, and administer webMethods components including:
• Integration Server (IS)
• Universal Messaging (UM)
• My webMethods Server (MWS)
• Trading Networks (TN)
• API Gateway & Portal
• Broker to UM migrations

• Perform application compatibility assessments and remediation of packages, services, and adapters

during upgrades.

• Troubleshoot and resolve upgrade-related issues, performance bottlenecks, and deployment challenges.
• Tune IS, UM, and MWS configurations (JVM, thread pools, connection pools, clustering) for stability and

performance.

• Coordinate with infrastructure, database, security, and application teams during upgrade activities.
• Prepare technical documentation, upgrade runbooks, rollback plans, and deployment procedures.
• Mentor and review the work of junior developers; enforce coding and deployment standards.
• Support production cutover activities and post-upgrade stabilization.

Required Skills

• 8-10 years of hands-on experience in IBM webMethods (versions 9.x / 10.x / 11.x).
• Proven experience in at least one full-cycle webMethods version upgrade (e.g. 9.x to 10.x or 10.x to 11.x).
• Strong expertise in Integration Server, Universal Messaging, MWS, Trading Networks, and API Gateway administration.
• Hands-on experience with Broker to UM migration, clustering, Terracotta, and webDeployer / Asset Build Environment.
• Solid knowledge of SAP (RFC/BAPI/IDoc), JDBC adapters, B2B/EDI, and REST/SOAP integration patterns.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with IS server logs, thread dumps, and heap analysis.
• Working knowledge of Linux administration, SQL, and shell scripting.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to lead small teams onsite.

Good to Have

• Exposure to containerised webMethods deployments (Docker / Kubernetes) and cloud platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, and automated regression testing for webMethods.
• Software AG / IBM webMethods certifications.
• Experience with webMethods.io or hybrid integration setups