Principal Integration & Platform Reliability Architect

Client of Gateworth Group; Riyadh; Sur place; SAR 320 000 - 520 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Client of Gateworth Group is seeking a senior Integration & Platform Reliability Architect to lead end-to-end transaction flows across API Connect, ACE, and Spring Boot services. You will drive stability, observability, and RCAs within distributed systems, blending deep debugging with platform oversight.

The role requires strong IBM CP4I, OpenShift and Kubernetes experience, plus hands-on expertise in J2EE stacks, REST/SOAP, and modern monitoring tools.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as Principal Integration & Platform Reliability Architect or similar.
• Strong expertise in IBM CP4I components (ACE, MQ, API Connect).
• Advanced Java/Spring Boot with Spring Integration/Cloud.
• Hands-on OpenShift & Kubernetes in enterprise environments.
• REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, AMQP, MQTT knowledge.
• Observability tools: Instana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana.
• Proven RCA and distributed systems debugging experience.
• Experience supporting integration/microservices in large organizations.

Responsabilités

• Ensure reliable end-to-end transaction movement across API Connect, ACE and Spring Boot services.
• Lead RCAs for issues like MQ delivery failures and JVM instability.
• Monitor and optimise OpenShift environments and scalable pods.
• Enforce security controls (mTLS, OAuth2, encrypted payloads) across the integration layer.
• Diagnose ACE flow, ESQL, and adapter connectivity across SAP and file-based integrations.
• Oversee MQ queue managers, analyze channel retries, resolve dead-letter activity.
• Support API Connect; troubleshoot DataPower gateway performance.
• Investigate JVM performance with thread/heap analysis.
• Resolve issues across Spring Boot services involving JPA/Hibernate/JMS/Kafka.
• Correlate logs with ELK/Splunk to identify root causes across distributed services.
• Maintain observability with Instana/Dynatrace/Prometheus/Grafana.
• Improve monitoring practices for reliability across the integration ecosystem.

Connaissances

Java/Spring Boot

Microservices

RCA analysis

OpenShift / Kubernetes

IBM CP4I

Observability tools

Outils

IBM CP4I

OpenShift

Kubernetes

ELK Stack

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Grafana

Instana

Description du poste

Compensation

Competitive salary plus benefits amp variable

Location

Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Overview

Our client a forward thinking IT Consultancy is strengthening its enterprise integration function and is seeking a senior technical leader to drive reliability performance and full transaction traceability across complex integration and microservices environments The role blends deep technical troubleshooting with platform oversight ensuring smooth and consistent flows across IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Red Hat OpenShift and Spring Boot services You’ll serve as the key technical authority for stability observability and Root Cause Analysis within distributed systems

Main Responsibilities

Ensure reliable end to end movement of transactions across API Connect ACE and Spring Boot services maintaining clear visibility of every integration path Lead technical investigations when issues arise driving RCAs for problems such as MQ delivery failures ACE flow disruptions or JVM instability within microservices Monitor and optimise OpenShift environments by reviewing resource usage adjusting workloads and ensuring pods scale effectively under varying demand Address and enforce security controls across the integration layer resolving challenges related to mTLS OAuth2 token validation and encrypted payload handling Diagnose and fix ACE flow behaviour ESQL logic defects and adapter connectivity issues across SAP databases and file based integrations Oversee MQ operations by managing queue managers analysing channel retry patterns and resolving dead letter queue activity or persistence concerns Support API Connect by troubleshooting API configuration issues policy enforcement errors and performance delays at the DataPower gateway Investigate JVM performance using thread and heap analysis to resolve memory leaks CPU saturation or degraded microservice behaviour Resolve integration issues across Spring Boot services involving JPA Hibernate JMS Kafka databases and external systems Use ELK Splunk or similar platforms to correlate logs across distributed services and identify the true source of failures Maintain strong observability across integration and microservices platforms using Instana Dynatrace Prometheus or Grafana Continuously improve monitoring documentation and engineering practices to strengthen reliability across the entire integration ecosystem

Qualifications

5+ years of experience working as a Principal Integration & Platform Reliability Architect or in a similar position. Strong expertise across IBM CP4I components (ACE, MQ, API Connect). Advanced Java/Spring Boot knowledge, including Spring Integration and Spring Cloud. Hands on experience with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes in enterprise environments. Solid understanding of REST, SOAP, JSON, XML, AMQP, and MQTT. Practical experience with Instana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, or Grafana. Proven background in RCA, distributed systems debugging, and platform reliability. Experience supporting integration and microservices platforms within large, complex organisations.