Senior Messaging Engineer (Solace)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the financial services sector is seeking a Solace Messaging Engineer to manage and optimize their enterprise messaging infrastructure. This role involves hands-on support for production incidents and collaboration with development teams to ensure efficient message flow. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Solace PubSub+, Prometheus, and Grafana, alongside strong problem-solving skills. Join a mission-critical team that supports real-time data delivery across a large-scale enterprise.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Solace PubSub+ in an enterprise setting.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Administer Solace PubSub+ appliances across environments.
• Monitor performance using Prometheus and Grafana.
• Automate operational tasks and improve monitoring capabilities.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Bash

Python

Job description

Now Hiring: Solace Messaging Engineer

Location: London | Full-Time | Enterprise Messaging Team

My client, a leading organization in the financial services sector, is seeking a Solace Messaging Engineer to join their Messaging team in London. This critical role involves managing and optimizing their enterprise messaging infrastructure powered by Solace PubSub+, across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer Solace PubSub+ appliances and software brokers across development, testing, and production environments
• Provide hands-on support for production incidents, including root cause analysis and resolution
• Monitor performance and system health using Prometheus and Grafana
• Optimize Solace messaging across WAN environments for low-latency, secure data flow
• Collaborate with application and development teams to resolve integration and message flow issues
• Conduct capacity planning and infrastructure scaling
• Automate routine operational tasks and enhance monitoring capabilities
• Maintain compliance, security standards, and detailed documentation

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• 3+ years of experience with Solace PubSub+ in an enterprise setting
• Strong background supporting distributed systems, preferably in 24/7 environments
• Proficiency with Prometheus, Grafana, and system observability practices
• Solid understanding of WAN messaging, latency management, and failover strategies
• Scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python) and experience on Linux/Unix platforms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• Knowledge of other messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQ)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native Solace deployments

Why This Role?

Join a mission-critical team supporting real-time data delivery at a large enterprise. Work with cutting-edge messaging technologies and contribute to impactful projects in a highly technical environment.

If interested or to refer someone, please connect or message me directly for more details.