Middleware Specialist - Senior

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Middleware Specialist to enhance their middleware products. In this role, you will provide comprehensive support, including planning, consulting, and technical analysis. Your expertise in middleware, messaging services, and application monitoring will be crucial in ensuring optimal performance and reliability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, applying your 8+ years of experience in business automation and case management solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic environment that values innovation and teamwork, where your contributions will have a significant impact on the organization’s success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with COTS-based Business Automation and Case Management solutions.
• Strong understanding of structured, agile, and DevOps methodologies.
• Experience in integrating service APIs and micro-services.

Responsibilities

• Provide planning, consulting, and support for middleware products.
• Analyze and resolve data integrity and configuration issues.
• Participate in release promotions and implementations.

Skills

Web and application tier servers

Message brokers

Middleware software installation

Change management processes

Incident and problem management

Java development

DevOps methodologies

Automated deployment tools

Relational databases

Business process management

Tools

IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation

WebSphere

Jenkins

Oracle Database

DB2

DataPower

JavaScript

Job description

Title: Middleware Specialist

Location: Toronto, ON

Duration: 12 Months

Description

Responsibilities

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

General Skills

• Experience with web and application tier servers
• Experience with message brokers
• Experience with messaging services
• Experience with adapters
• Experience with development frameworks/technologies
• Experience in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning, system optimization, administration, and application development
• Experience with change management and release management processes for large applications
• Experience with incident and problem management processes
• Experience in structured methodologies for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining applications
• Experience producing design artefacts, code, configurations, scripts, and test cases
• Ability to analyze results from functional, security, load, and stress testing and resolve issues
• Ability to analyze and resolve data integrity, security, configuration, and recovery issues
• Assess and test Change Requests (CRQ) with technical content and updates
• Participate in release promotions and implementations
• Experience with middleware and gateways
• Experience with application monitoring and support
• Team player with a track record of meeting deadlines

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Information Management principles, policies, and concepts
• Knowledge of portal services
• Knowledge of GO-PKI Security or similar PKI infrastructures
• Understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) regulations
• Experience with system and application monitoring in accordance with ITIL standards
• Sustaining large application implementations using technologies like IIS, IBM HTTP Server, Apache, WebSphere, Cognos, BPM, Oracle Database, Siebel, Identity Manager, Analytics, Informatica, CTRL-M, Nagios, Prometheus, DynaTrace, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Solaris, Windows, AIX, Linux

Skills and Experience

Technical Skills

• 8+ years in COTS-based Business Automation and Case Management solutions (e.g., IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation)
• 8+ years in business process and case management software suites
• 7+ years in Java development with WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower, JavaScript, JSP
• 5+ years integrating OSS products into systems
• Experience in developing and designing mid-tier applications in DevOps environments
• Experience with automated deployment tools like Jenkins
• Knowledge of structured, agile, and DevOps methodologies
• Experience with various platforms, databases, communication protocols, middleware, and gateways
• Experience in large-scale IT systems, high-volume public-facing programs
• Ability to design, develop, and maintain web services and micro-services
• Proficiency in relational databases (DB2, Oracle, MS-SQL)
• Experience in testing, implementation planning, and documentation

Analytical Skills

• Analyzing business requirements and liaising with clients
• Adhering to project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, DevOps)
• Troubleshooting production incidents effectively

Communication Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Consulting skills for stakeholder engagement
• Proven team player with deadline management

Must-have Qualifications

• 8+ years experience with COTS-based Business Automation and Case Management solutions
• 8+ years experience with business process and case management software
• Experience with structured, agile, and DevOps methodologies
• Experience integrating service APIs and micro-services with web services