Messaging Engineer

Ncounter; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Greater London is seeking a Solace Expert to manage and improve their messaging platform. The role involves hands-on configuration, administration, and support of Solace PubSub+ environments, troubleshooting issues, and collaborating with various teams to ensure high performance and reliability. Ideal candidates have at least a year of experience with Solace, a strong grasp of event-driven principles, and excellent analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with Solace PubSub+.
• Strong understanding of event-driven and messaging principles.
• Good knowledge of networking concepts and cloud deployment patterns.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day operation of Solace environments.
• Troubleshoot problems and refine configurations.
• Drive upgrades, automation, and improve resilience.

Skills

Solace PubSub+

Event-driven architecture principles

Networking concepts

Performance tuning

Cloud deployment patterns

Problem analysis skills

Clear communication

Job description

Solace Expert

We are looking for a hands‑on engineer with proven experience configuring, administering, and supporting Solace PubSub+ environments. You will take ownership of the full lifecycle of the messaging platform, from deploying brokers and tuning performance to managing access controls, optimising resources, and ensuring reliable application connectivity across the estate. This role suits someone who enjoys being close to the technology, solving issues at source, and keeping distributed systems running efficiently.

You will be responsible for day‑to‑day operation and continuous improvement of Solace environments, working across development, infrastructure, and cloud teams to deliver a stable and well‑governed messaging service. You will troubleshoot problems, refine configurations, improve observability, and help drive upgrades, automation, and improved resilience.

Experience Needed

• At least 1 year of hands‑on experience configuring, administering, and troubleshooting Solace PubSub+.
• Strong understanding of event‑driven and messaging principles.
• Good knowledge of networking concepts, platform performance tuning, and cloud deployment patterns.
• Ability to analyse issues across application, network, and infrastructure layers.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams.