Middleware Specialist

Akkodis; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis seeks an experienced Senior Middleware Specialist to support a large-scale enterprise integration modernization initiative focused on migrating to AWS, upgrading middleware platforms, and containerizing critical services.

The role supports a Provincial Common Integration Services team delivering enterprise shared service platforms and integration technologies, coordinating upgrades across Cloud Operations, UNIX, Network, and QA teams.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of hands-on middleware engineering and enterprise platform modernization experience.
• Strong expertise with IBM DataPower including migration from physical appliances to container platforms.
• Hands-on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) and Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Proven experience with AWS cloud services and building CI/CD pipelines for containerized middleware solutions.
• Experience leading upgrade, migration, deployment, and operational support activities with minimal disruption.
• Deep understanding of PKI, TLS/mTLS, certificates, encryption, and secure integrations.

Responsibilities

• Lead middleware modernization and migration initiatives.
• Support migration of IBM DataPower to OpenShift Container Platform.
• Upgrade IBM ACE and Java Spring Boot services.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized middleware.
• Support AWS migration and cloud-native deployments.
• Coordinate upgrade activities across multiple teams.

Skills

Middleware engineering

IBM DataPower

IBM App Connect Enterprise

Java Spring Boot microservices

AWS cloud services

CI/CD pipelines

OpenShift Container Platform

Tools

OpenShift Container Platform

IBM DataPower

IBM App Connect Enterprise

Job description

Client Location:

Toronto (Onsite/Hybrid): 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday

Engagement Model:

Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite/Hybrid, requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

About the Engagement

Akkodis is seeking an experienced Senior Middleware Specialist to support a large-scale enterprise integration modernization initiative involving mission‑critical healthcare services.

The successful consultant will support a Provincial Common Integration Services team responsible for enterprise shared service platforms and integration technologies. This engagement focuses on a strategic modernization program involving migration to AWS, middleware platform upgrades, containerization initiatives, and modernization of enterprise integration services.

Scope

• Lead and execute middleware modernization and migration initiatives.
• Support migration of IBM DataPower from physical appliances to OpenShift Container Platform.
• Support modernization and upgrade of IBM App Connect Enterprise and Java Spring Boot‑based services.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD deployment pipelines for containerized middleware solutions.
• Support AWS migration activities and cloud‑native middleware deployments.
• Execute AWS migration and middleware modernization activities, including platform upgrades, deployment, configuration, testing, and production implementation.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, configuration, and management of containerized middleware solutions.
• Coordinate upgrade activities across Cloud Operations, Infrastructure, UNIX, Network, Middleware Support, Storage, and QA teams.

Must Have

• 7-10+ years of hands‑on experience in middleware engineering, integration services, and enterprise platform modernization initiatives.
• Strong expertise with IBM DataPower, including migration from physical appliances to OpenShift Container Platform.
• Hands‑on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) and Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Proven experience with AWS cloud services and building CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment of containerized middleware solutions.
• Experience leading complex upgrade, migration, deployment, and operational support activities with minimal service disruption
• Deep understanding of PKI infrastructure, TLS/mTLS, digital certificates, encryption standards, and secure system‑to‑system integrations.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with monitoring, capacity planning, performance tuning, and operational health management.
• Experience supporting QA testing, defect management, validation activities, and risk assessment.

Important

This is a business‑to‑business engagement. Candidates must represent an incorporated entity, hold a valid business number, maintain appropriate insurance, and invoice for services rendered.

Accessibility

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.