Overview
The Software Engineer will design, implement, and optimize enterprise middleware environments, ensuring seamless integration between software applications, APIs, and infrastructure. This role requires deep expertise in middleware technologies, cloud platforms (AWS/OpenShift), and DevOps automation to enable high availability, scalability, and secure service delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
Middleware Management & Optimization
- Install, configure, and administer middleware platforms such as WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Red Hat JBoss EAP, Apache, and IBM MQ.
- Manage clustered and high-availability environments (WebLogic/JBoss/Apache) on Linux and Windows.
- Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and root cause analysis for middleware and application servers.
- Ensure secure integrations with SSL/TLS, LDAP/AD authentication, and role-based access controls.
Integration & API Management
- Develop and support API integrations (REST/SOAP) using Oracle SOA Suite, BPEL, Service Bus, and related technologies.
- Work with enterprise messaging tools such as IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, and Kafka for asynchronous communication between systems.
Cloud & DevOps Enablement
- Deploy, manage, and optimize middleware components on AWS Cloud and OpenShift (Kubernetes) environments.
- Automate middleware provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Jenkins, and Helm.
- Integrate CI/CD pipelines for application and configuration deployments across multiple environments.
Security & Compliance
- Ensure all middleware systems comply with enterprise security standards and audit requirements.
- Perform hardening and vulnerability remediation for middleware and application servers.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with development, infrastructure, and database teams to ensure smooth end-to-end application delivery.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and review of middleware implementations.
- Prepare and maintain SOPs, HA/DR documentation, and test case reports.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8 -17 years of hands-on experience in middleware administration, integration, and DevOps.
Proven expertise in:
- WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere, Apache, IBM MQ
- Oracle SOA Suite / Service Bus / MDM
- AWS, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Git, Ansible, Terraform
- Scripting: Shell, Python
- Strong background in system performance tuning, clustering, and load balancing.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Nagios, Splunk, Zabbix, Datadog).
Preferred Certifications
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in JBoss or OpenShift
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Oracle SOA or WebLogic Administration
- ITIL Foundation Certification
