Middleware Specialist - Senior

Bevertec; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Bevertec in Toronto, ON is seeking a Senior Middleware Specialist for a contract role to lead platform upgrades and modernization efforts. The position requires hands-on experience across middleware engineering, IBM DataPower, App Connect Enterprise, Java Spring Boot microservices, and cloud deployments on OpenShift.

The role is hybrid with 3 days in office, starting 2026-09-21 and ending 2027-09-20, offering an ideal candidate rate of CAD 85-90 per hour.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of progressive, hands-on middleware engineering experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale, mission-critical environments in regulated sectors.
• Hands-on expertise with IBM DataPower, IBM App Connect Enterprise, Java Spring Boot microservices.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex platform upgrades and modernization initiatives.
• Support and sustain large-scale, mission-critical environments across diverse tech stacks.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for deploying middleware on OpenShift/cloud platforms.
• Ensure secure system-to-system communications with PKI/TLS configurations.

Skills

Middleware engineering

Integration services

OpenShift

IBM DataPower

App Connect Enterprise

Java Spring Boot

AWS cloud

CI/CD pipelines

PKI security

TLS encryption

Tools

OpenShift

IBM DataPower

IBM App Connect Enterprise

Job description

Job Role: Middleware Specialist - Senior

Location : Toronto, ON/Hybrid

Position Type : Contract Role

Start Date

2026-09-21

End Date

2027-09-20

3 days in office

Ideal Candidate Rate: CAD 85-90/Hr (Depending on the experience)

Must Have:

• 7–10+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience in middleware engineering, integration services, or related technical domains, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex platform upgrades and modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience supporting and sustaining large scale, mission critical application environments across diverse technology stacks, preferably within highly regulated sectors such as healthcare or public service.
• Hands on expertise in the following technology stack: IBM DataPower (migrating from physical appliance to OpenShift Container Platform), and IBM App Connect Enterprise, Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipeline development for deploying, automating, and managing containerized middleware solutions, including IBM DataPower, on OpenShift or cloud‑native platforms.
• In‑depth knowledge of PKI security infrastructure, digital certificates, TLS configurations, encryption standards, and enterprise network architecture, with proven troubleshooting expertise in secure system‑to‑system communication.

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