Middleware Engineer

ARM; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd seeks a Middleware Engineer to design and oversee middleware solutions across the full development lifecycle within the Systems and Platform Architecture team.

Contract duration is 4 months, with start ASAP. Location includes London (Central/bank), Dunstable, Harrogate; PI Planning onsite every couple of months; WFH + onsite once or twice a week.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering middleware/integration solutions.
• Translate non-functional requirements into scalable architectures.
• Security-by-design and architectural standards experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce High Level Designs for Middleware architecture solutions.
• Maintain the technology roadmap for Middleware technologies and end-of-support dates.
• Collaborate with Delivery, Engineering and Operations teams.
• Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, availability and security requirements.
• Identify and communicate technical risks to the Business and Operations.
• Evaluate products and trial new technologies.

Skills

IBM

Linux

Middleware design

Non-functional requirements

Architecture patterns

Automation concepts

Job description

Middleware Engineer

Contract duration - 4 months

Start - ASAP

Location - Sites are London (Central/bank), Dunstable, Harrogate / PI Planning onsite every couple of months is required / WFH + Onsite once or twice a week

Overview

The Systems and Platform Architecture team is looking for a Middleware Architect to design and provide oversight for Middleware solutions through all stages of the development life cycle from bid, concept through architecture, design, build, test and delivery into production.

Role

Typically, the role will require the holder to:

• Produce High Level Designs for Middleware architecture solutions.
• Maintain the technology roadmap for Middleware related technologies in line with end of support dates.
• Work closely with cross functional teams including Delivery, Engineering and Operations.
• Ensure that new solutions conform to policies and standards and meet defined non-functional requirements for performance, scalability, availability, security and manageability.
• Identify, assess and communicate technical risks to the Business and Operations.
• Evaluate products for project and future usage and take responsibility for trialling new technologies.

All About You

Essential:

• Experience with IBM and Linux is essential
• A clear understanding of how non-functional requirements such as performance and availability are delivered by a technology solution.
• Proven experience designing middleware and integration solutions, with technical depth in one or more relevant technologies.
• Ability to translate non-functional requirements into resilient, scalable, recoverable and observable architecture designs.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps that address end-of-support risks, technical debt and modernisation priorities.
• Strong understanding of security-by-design principles, architectural standards and technical risk management.
• Ability to identify opportunities for automation, reusable design patterns and platform standardisation.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, translating technical decisions into clear business outcomes and actionable delivery requirements.