Lead Middleware Engineer

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related area
• 7-10 years of related experience with
• Minimum 7 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment.
• Minimum 3 supporting Middleware technologies
• Expert understanding of:
• Proxy/Reverse Proxy-oriented Middleware (tools such as Apigee, Nginx, Apache in containers is a must)
• Systems administration and change management practices
• J2EE application services in containers and Legacy systems
• Message-oriented Middleware (tools such as Kafka, MQ)
• Internet/Web based technologies
• ITLT Best Practices
• Scripting and coding
• Network technologies
• CI/CD tools (Strong on Ansible, Terraform and Cloud Formation)
• Cloud native applications
• Technologies used to support microservices (like RKE)
• File transfer protocols including SFTP
• Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)
• Security controls as applied to software technologies.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain 3rd party software components classified as Middleware on multiple operating system platforms.
• Use subject matter expertise with products to advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools.
• Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services
• Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins and Ansible
• Provide performance tuning of components and services
• Design disaster recovery solutions for Middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives
• Resolve configuration related problems
• Resolve complex support issues in both production and non-production environments.
• Assist production support and development staff in debugging Middleware application defects.
• Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to Middleware products
• Participate in or lead moderately or high complex projects.
• Properly secure Middleware technologies
• Manage day to day activities of the Middleware staff when called upon to do so.
• Management of Vulnerabilities, SORT's, Password rotations and Certificate renewals