Middleware Architect (Permanent, Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies in Singapore seeks a Middleware Architect for a permanent banking role. You will oversee integration projects, guide a team of architects and developers, and shape API-led connectivity using the ESB platform to meet strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in IT and 15+ years in middleware, with deep IBM ACE/MQ expertise, cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure/GCP), and proficiency in CI/CD practices, Linux environments, and relational databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or closely related field with 15+ years of IT middleware experience.
• Strong expertise in IBM ACE and IBM MQ, with 8+ years managing these platforms in large organizations.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of integration architects and developers.
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD tools, Git, and Linux server environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee integration projects, ensuring best practices, security, and performance, leveraging the ESB platform to meet business objectives.
• Lead and guide a team of integration architects and developers on API-led connectivity and scalable patterns.
• Evaluate new technologies to enhance the ESB platform and resolve scalability issues.
• Implement security policies and drive CI/CD adoption for integration development and deployment.
• Collaborate with business units and IT teams to gather requirements and resolve complex production issues.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Integration architecture

API-led connectivity

Security & HA

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

IBM ACE

IBM MQ

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Git

SQL

Linux

Job description

Middleware Architect (Permanent, Banking)

About the job Middleware Architect (Permanent, Banking)

Responsibilities

• Oversee integration projects, ensuring adherence to best practices, security standards, and performance requirements, while contributing to the IT strategy by leveraging the ESB platform to meet business objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and guide a team of integration architects and developers, designing and managing API-led connectivity architecture for scalable, reusable integration patterns, while overseeing the end-to-end design, development, implementation, and documentation of integration solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance the ESB platform's capabilities, while ensuring optimal performance and resolving scalability and performance issues.
• Implement security policies such as OAuth, API security, and encryption, and drive the adoption of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for integration development and deployment.
• Collaborate with business units, product owners, and technical teams to gather requirements and translate them into integration solutions, while leading the troubleshooting and root cause analysis of complex production issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in IT or closely related field with minimum 15+ years of working experience in IT Middleware technologies.
• Possess strong expertise in IBM ACE and IBM MQ, with over 8 years of experience managing these platforms in large organizations, demonstrating proficiency in High Availability environments, configuration, deployment, troubleshooting, and holding relevant certifications.
• Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a team of integration architects and developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions), version control systems (Git), and have a strong understanding of database concepts, SQL, and Linux server environments.