Senior Middleware Engineer

Manulife Financial; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial is seeking a senior L3 Middleware Engineer in Quezon City to design, engineer, and optimize middleware platforms supporting enterprise applications. The role requires 7+ years of middleware experience and expertise in Azure and middleware platforms such as WebSphere and WebLogic.

Responsibilities include leading solution designs for cloud migration initiatives and acting as a point of escalation for middleware incidents. A flexible hybrid working arrangement is offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in middleware engineering.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms and middleware technologies.
• Knowledge of integration patterns and cloud migration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable middleware solutions.
• Act as L3 escalation point for complex middleware incidents.
• Lead support for cloud migration strategies.

Skills

Middleware Engineering

Azure

Middleware Platforms (WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, IIS)

Integration Patterns

Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)

Job description

The L3 Middleware Engineer (Solutions Engineering) is a senior technical role responsible for designing, engineering, and optimizing middleware platforms that support enterprise applications. This role focuses on solutions engineering, advanced troubleshooting (L3), and driving modernization initiatives across cloud environments.

Position Responsibilities:

Solutions Engineering & Architecture

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available middleware solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards
• Partner with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to define integration patterns and platform strategies
• Lead solution design for application onboarding, modernization, and cloud migration initiatives
• Evaluate and recommend middleware technologies, frameworks, and architecture patterns

Advanced Support (L3) & Problem Resolution

• Act as L3 escalation point for complex middleware incidents and performance issues
• Perform deep root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes
• Drive proactive problem management and platform stability improvements

Platform Engineering & Optimization

• Engineer and optimize middleware platforms across cloud (Azure) and on-prem environments
• Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning strategies

Cloud & Modernization

• Lead and support cloud migration strategies (On-Prem to Azure IaaS/PaaS)
• Design and implement cloud-native middleware solutions using Azure services

Security & Governance

• Implement security practices (TLS, certificate lifecycle, patching, hardening)
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years experience in middleware engineering
• Strong experience in middleware platforms (WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, IIS)
• Strong experience with Azure and/or other cloud platforms (API Management, Service Bus, App Services)
• Knowledge of integration patterns and cloud migration
• Background on application development is a big plus

Preferred Qualifications:

• DevOps and CI/CD exposure
• Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Azure certifications

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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Working Arrangement

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