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Maarut; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut is seeking a Senior Middleware Specialist in Toronto to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of complex middleware solutions. You will collaborate across teams to ensure robust integration, security, and performance in hybrid environments.

The role requires deep experience with middleware platforms, API gateways, messaging systems, and DevOps practices to support large-scale enterprise applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of middleware/integration experience in complex environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting integration solutions using middleware platforms.
• Deep understanding of system integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous, REST, SOAP, event-driven, messaging).
• Strong troubleshooting across multiple systems and layers (application, middleware, infrastructure).
• Experience with high availability and performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning, consulting, technical analysis, design, deployment, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades and daily support of middleware products.

Skills

7+ years middleware experience

Middleware design/implementation

Integration patterns (REST, SOAP)

Troubleshooting across layers

High availability requirements

Middleware platforms (ACE, WebSphere,

API Management

Messaging (MQ/Kafka/JMS)

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Security protocols (OAuth2.0/SAML)

Enterprise apps integration

Scripting/Automation (Shell/Python/Ans

CI/CD/DevOps for integration

Public sector experience

Job description

RQ11527 - Middleware Specialist - Senior

• Provide planning, consulting, technical analysis, design,deployment, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades anddaily support of middleware products.
  

General Skills

• Experience with web and applications tier servers
  
• Experience with message brokers
  
• Experience with messaging services
  
• Experience with adapters
  
• Experience with development framework/technologies
  
• Experience in middleware software installation,configuration, tuning, system optimization and administration, as well asexperience with application development
  
• Experience with change management and release management asprocesses supporting the implementation of large applications
  
• Experience with incident and problem management processes
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design,development, implementation and maintenance of applications
  
• Experience producing design artefacts, code, configurations,scripts, and test cases
  
• Ability to analyze the results from functional, security,load-and-stress testing and resolve reported issues
  
• Ability to analyze and solve data integrity, security,configuration and recovery issues
  
• Assess and test Change Requests (CRQ) with technical contentand updating as necessary
  
• Ability to participate in release promotions/implementations
  
• Experience with middleware and gateways
  
• Experience on application monitoring and support
  
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Jenkins, GitHubActions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or others.
  
• Experience Building and maintaining automated pipelines forbuild, test, and deployment
  
• Experience building and deploying containers and workloadorchestration platform
  
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or other cloud providerplatform deploying and managing cloud-native applications and services
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Managementprinciples, concepts, policies and practices.
  
• Knowledge of portal services
  
• Knowledge of GO-PKI Security or similar public/private keyInfrastructure
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarianswith Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  
• Experience conducting system and application monitoring andperformance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards
  
• Experience sustaining large application implementationsbased on the following technology products:
  
• Windows Internet Information Server (IIS)
  
• IBM HTTP Server, Apache
  
• IBM WebSphere
  
• IBM Business Automation Workflow
  
• Oracle Database 19c (and later)
  
• Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
  
• Oracle Identity Manager / Oracle Internet Directory
  
• Oracle Analytics Server
  
• Oracle Enterprise Business Suite (eBS)
  
• Nagios, Prometheus, DynaTrace, Grafana,SiteScope and othermonitoring tools
  
• Solaris, Windows, AIX and Linux (e.g., Red Hat Ent Linux)
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

1. Core Skills and Experience (40%)

• Minimum7 years of experience in middleware/integration technologies in complexenterprise environments
  
• Provenexperience designing, implementing, and supporting integration solutionsusing middleware platforms
  
• Deepunderstanding of system integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous,REST, SOAP, event-driven, messaging)
  
• Strongproblem-solving skills with experience troubleshooting across multiplesystems and layers (application, middleware, infrastructure)
  
• Experiencesupporting mission-critical systems with high availability and performancerequirements
  

2. Technical Skills and Experience (30%)

• Expertisein middleware platforms such as IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBMWebSphere, MuleSoft, Azure Integration Services, or similar ESBs
  
• Experiencewith API Gateway and Management platforms (e.g., IBM API Connect, AzureAPIM)
  
• Proficiencyin working with messaging and event platforms (e.g., MQ, Kafka, JMS, EventGrid)
  
• Familiaritywith cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and hybrid integrationscenarios
  
• Knowledgeof security protocols and integration (OAuth2.0, SAML, mutual TLS, APIkeys)
  
• Experienceintegrating with enterprise platforms such as SharePoint, MicrosoftDynamics CRM, Siebel, Curam, or other COTS solutions
  
• Hands-onexperience with scripting and automation (e.g., Shell, Python, Ansible,Terraform) for middleware deployment and operations
  
• Understandingof CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices in integration environments
  

3. Communication and Documentation Skills (20%)

• Strongverbal and written communication skills with the ability to interacteffectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  
• Experiencedeveloping clear, accurate, and comprehensive technicaldocumentation
  
• Abilityto translate business integration needs into technical requirements andsolution designs
  
• Strongcollaboration skills, with a track record of working in cross-functionalteams and leading technical discussions
  

4.Public Sector exp (10%)

Must Have:.

• Minimum7 years of experience in middleware/integration technologies in complexenterprise environments
  
• Provenexperience designing, implementing, and supporting integration solutionsusing middleware platforms
  
• Deepunderstanding of system integration patterns (synchronous/asynchronous,REST, SOAP, event-driven, messaging)
  
• Expertisein middleware platforms such as IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBMWebSphere, MuleSoft, Azure Integration Services, or similar ESBs
  
• Experiencewith API Gateway and Management platforms (e.g., IBM API Connect, AzureAPIM)