Platform Strategy Lead, Enterprise Middleware

Randstad Digital; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital is seeking a Product Leader responsible for end-to-end strategy and roadmap for enterprise messaging and integration platforms, bridging engineering, architecture, and business teams.

You will drive platform standardization, lifecycle governance, security controls (mTLS, certs), and high-availability outcomes across a global financial infrastructure.

The role emphasizes managing KPIs/SLOs, DR/HA testing, and regulatory compliance in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Product or Service Management for enterprise middleware with IBM MQ expertise.
• Deep knowledge of IBM ACE, ITX, and Instana/ITM.
• Proven track record in managing platform KPIs/SLOs, capacity planning, enterprise HA/DR, and large-scale upgrade and standardization programs.
• Experience collaborating across engineering, cybersecurity, and business units; vendor licensing and commercial relationships.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain multi-quarter product roadmaps for security, automation, platform currency, and customer onboarding for IBM MQ, ACE, ITX, and Instana platforms.
• Lead platform lifecycle initiatives—upgrades, deprecation strategies, and technical debt management—while enforcing reference architectures and security controls.
• Own service health outcomes by monitoring SLIs, SLOs, and MTTR; lead major incident reviews and ensure rigorous DR/HA testing.
• Ensure platforms meet audit, risk, and regulatory standards through vulnerability remediation, access controls, and active risk finding management.

Skills

IBM MQ

IBM ACE

ITX

Instana/ITM

Tools

Linux

Windows

Mainframe

Job description

Randstad Digital is seeking a Product Leader responsible for end-to-end strategy and roadmap for enterprise messaging and integration platforms, bridging engineering, architecture, and business teams.

You will drive platform standardization, lifecycle governance, security controls (mTLS, certs), and high-availability outcomes across a global financial infrastructure.

The role emphasizes managing KPIs/SLOs, DR/HA testing, and regulatory compliance in regulated environments.