Middleware Engineer (WAS Expert | Banking)

GMP Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd in Singapore seeks a Middleware Engineer (WAS Expert) to provide expert WAS operations and integration support across middleware platforms. The role emphasizes reliability, performance, and incident resolution in a banking context.

You will collaborate with IT and business teams, drive automation, and participate in DevOps activities including CI/CD and on-call rotations. A 5–8 year track record with WAS and related tech is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent.
• 5-8 years hands-on middleware experience, esp. IBM WAS.
• Familiar with JBoss/WildFly/Tomcat, Kafka; Docker/Kubernetes a plus.
• Proficient in Linux/Unix/Windows.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, ServiceNow, Geneos) and scripting (Java, Shell, Python, PowerShell).
• ITIL knowledge; DevOps tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Git) and cloud (AWS, GCP) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert support and operations for WAS and other middleware.
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of WAS environments.
• Troubleshoot incidents, problems, and service requests related to WAS and middleware.
• Collaborate with development and business teams to meet integration goals.
• Drive improvements in middleware ops via automation and tuning.
• Contribute to CI/CD, monitoring, and compliance in DevOps activities.
• Develop and maintain WAS/middleware documentation and workflows.
• Participate in on-call rotation and shift work as required.

Skills

IBM WAS

Middleware

Linux

Unix

Windows

Java

PowerShell

Shell

Python

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Ansible

Git

AWS

GCP

Nagios

ServiceNow

Geneos

Job description

About the job Middleware Engineer (WAS Expert | Banking)

Responsibilities:

• Provide expert support and operations for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) alongside other middleware platforms like JBoss/Wildfly, Tomcat, Jetty, IIS, and MQ Series.
• Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of WAS environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve incidents, problems, and service requests related to WAS and middleware services.
• Collaborate with development, project, and business teams to deliver integration and migration project goals.
• Drive continuous improvements in middleware operations using automation and performance tuning.
• Participate in DevOps activities including CI/CD pipelines, continuous monitoring, and compliance.
• Develop and maintain documentation and workflows related to WAS and middleware platforms.
• Engage in on‑call support rotation and shift work as required.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, IT, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5-8 years of hands‑on experience with middleware technologies, especially IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS).
• Familiarity with other middleware platforms such as JBoss, Wildfly, Tomcat, Apache Kafka, and container platforms (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Proficient with Linux, Unix, and/or Windows operating systems.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, ServiceNow, Geneos) and scripting languages (Java, Shell, Python, PowerShell).
• Knowledge of ITIL Service Management framework (Incident, Problem, Change).
• Experience with DevOps tools (Jenkins, Ansible, Git) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) preferred.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, customer‑focused mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in banking or financial services sector is advantageous.

Additional info:

• This role is offered on a yearly renewable contract basis, with the potential for permanent employment based on performance.
• Able to support rotational shift scheduled based on duty roaster (Paris and/or New York and/or Asia time zone).
• Able to provide on‑call support during non‑business hours/and or on weekends.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

GMP Technologies (S) Pte Ltd | EA Licence: 11C3793 | EA Personnel: Lai Yingying | Registration No: R1110239

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