Middleware Engineer

Apptad Inc; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptad Inc in Montreal, QC (Hybrid) is seeking a Middleware Engineer to design, build and automate middleware platforms across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with Infrastructure, Networking, Security and Data Center teams to roll out scalable platforms and ensure secure, well‑documented solutions. The role demands strong Linux/Unix, Python, CI/CD and cloud experience with a focus on reliability, automation and performance.

Qualifications

• Strong infrastructure knowledge in Linux/Unix, Storage and Networking.
• Hands-on experience with load balancers, web servers (Apache / Nginx), application servers (Tomcat) to include application integration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Expert level scripting using Python (mandatory) and Shell.
• Familiar with IT Automation & Config Management tools (Ansible / Helm).
• Experience with source control and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Artifactory, Flux).
• Familiar with security hardening concepts for hosting applications or middleware, including transport encryption, modern single sign-on authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Basic operational knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), Docker/Podman containers, Kubernetes / OpenShift.
• Prior experience managing large web-based n-tier applications in secure environments on cloud.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical skills to design, build and automate middleware platforms both on-premises and cloud.
• Partner with other groups such as Enterprise Infrastructure, MIS, Networking, Security, Storage, Database and Data Center teams to roll out technology platforms successfully as per best practices.
• Coordinate signoffs for non-functional requirement testing with development and business teams.
• Maintain a 360-degree view of applications and their underlying middleware and infrastructure components.
• Produce reusable infrastructure and middleware designs patterns for future reference and refresh existing ones on a regular basis.
• Support vendor / vendor technology onboarding following Morgan Stanley best practices and security blueprints.
• Adopt, build and rollout new technology stacks for NFRT for cloud-based and on-prem applications.
• Automate daily support functions, improve system stability, support hygiene initiatives and deliver innovation that creates efficiency and consistency.

Skills

Linux/Unix

Storage

Networking

Load balancers

Apache/Nginx

Tomcat

Python

Shell

Ansible

Helm

Jenkins

Artifactory

Flux

Security hardening

SQL

Azure

AWS

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes/OpenShift

N-tier applications

Tools

Jenkins

Artifactory

Flux

Ansible

Helm

Grafana

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Loki

Docker

Podman

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

Job Title: Middleware Engineer

Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Apply technical skills to design, build and automate middleware platforms both on-premises and cloud.
• Partner with other groups such as Enterprise Infrastructure, MIS, Networking, Security, Storage, Database and Data Center teams to roll out technology platforms successfully as per best practices.
• Coordinate signoffs for non-functional requirement testing with development and business teams.
• Maintain a 360-degree view of applications and their underlying middleware and infrastructure components.
• Produce reusable infrastructure and middleware designs patterns for future reference and refresh existing ones on a regular basis.
• Support vendor / vendor technology onboarding following Morgan Stanley best practices and security blueprints.
• Adopt, build and rollout new technology stacks for NFRT for cloud-based and on-prem applications.
• Automate daily support functions, improve system stability, support hygiene initiatives and deliver innovation that creates efficiency and consistency.

Required Skills

• Strong infrastructure knowledge in Linux / Unix, Storage and Networking
• Hands-on experience with load balancers, web servers (Apache / Nginx), application servers (Tomcat) to include application integration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Expert level scripting skills using Python (mandatory) and Shell
• Familiar with IT Automation & Config Management tools (Ansible / Helm)
• Experience with source control and continuous integration / continuous delivery pipelines (Jenkins, Artifactory, Flux)
• Familiar with security hardening concepts for hosting applications or middleware, including transport encryption, modern single sign-on authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Basic operational knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), Docker/Podman containers, Kubernetes / OpenShift
• Prior experience managing large web-based n-tier applications in secure environments on cloud

Desired / Nice to have skills

• Hands-on experience with graph databases (GraphDB) and knowledge of SPARQL query language.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, Airflow
• Exposure and experience in open-source Observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry and Loki)
• Identity management protocols like OIDC / OAuth, SAML, LDAP integration
• Exposure to Big Data platforms like Hadoop / ELK Stack
• Capacity planning and performance tuning of applications and middleware platforms
• A system architecture / developer work experience

Experience

• 7 plus years in a similar role of hands-on application / middleware specialist.
• Prior experience of working in a global financial organization is an advantage