Middleware Architect

As a Middleware Software Architect, you will be responsible for providing technical leadership for designing, implementing, and managing middleware solutions to support application integration and data exchange needs. You will lead a team of middleware specialists to identify gaps and best practices for site-reliability, messaging and middleware for large and performance-critical enterprise software system.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of middleware engineers for site-reliability and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of our middleware environment.
• Design, implement, and maintain middleware solutions that enable seamless communication and data exchange between applications.
• Ensure the availability, scalability, and performance of middleware components, such as message brokers, ESBs, Caching System(s) and API gateways.
• Monitor middleware infrastructure, proactively identify and resolve issues, and optimize performance.
• Establish and operate “Middleware as a service” capability through best practice and automation that include lifecycle services, multi-tenancy.
• Acts as a liaison with application and infrastructure teams to define deployment and operational aspects.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including architectural diagrams, configuration guides, and troubleshooting procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including application developers, system administrators, and database administrators, to understand integration requirements and design effective middleware solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Proven experience of at least 10 years in middleware administration, design, and architecture, with a strong focus on integration solutions.
• Experience in supporting live customer environments for availability and reliability.
• Strong knowledge of middleware technologies, including message brokers, ESBs, API gateways, and related tools.
• Strong understanding of messaging concepts, protocols, and best practices, EIP (Enterprise Integration Patterns).
• Strong understanding of Enterprise integration tools like Apache Camel
• 4 years of hands-on experience with any one of the messaging systems: Kafka, MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, RabbitMQ
• Expert knowledge of Scripting languages such as Bash, Groovy, Python
• 5 years of hands-on experience with at least one major programming language (Java, Python, .NET etc.).
• Prior experience with observability platforms including Prometheus, Istio, Grafana, et al.

Optional Qualifications

• General understanding of automated configuration management using Ansible / Terraform.
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s, K3s) and Rancher toolset (Helm chart, Fleet), and/or docker swarm.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like GitOps, Ansible, Jenkins, Github, Gitlab etc.

Skills Set:

Skill

Experience in Years

Experience as an Architect

Total experience ESB and Caching solution design, development, operation

Java Spring Boot Programming

Scripting language Python, BASH, Groovy

NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, MQTT

Grafana

EIP (Enterprise Integration Patterns)

Apache Camel

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Atlanta, GA 30377: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Atlanta, GA 30377