Senior Middleware Architect Engineer

H R PUNDITS INC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work from home options

Job summary

H R PUNDITS INC in Columbus, Ohio, seeks a Senior Middleware Architect/Engineer to design, implement, and govern complex integration layers across OT and IT systems. You will operate major platforms like MuleSoft, IBM WebMethods, TIBCO, Boomi, or Azure Integration Services, ensuring secure, compliant exchanges in a regulated utility context.

You will lead API design (REST/SOAP), event-driven patterns, and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ), while modernizing legacy SAP/PI-PO links and

Qualifications

• 12+ years middleware/integration engineering experience.
• Experience delivering in utilities or regulated industries.
• Proficiency with major integration platforms and OT/SCADA/IoT integrations.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain middleware integrations.
• Implement and operate integration platforms.
• Build REST/SOAP APIs and event-driven components.
• Ensure security and compliance (NERC CIP).
• Modernize legacy integrations including SAP PI/PO.
• Collaborate with grid operations, billing, data teams.
• Produce architecture and data-flow documentation.

Skills

Middleware engineering

API design

Message queues

Regulatory compliance

Enterprise integration

MuleSoft

IBM WebMethods

TIBCO

Boomi

Azure Integration Services

NERC CIP

OT/SCADA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

MuleSoft

IBM WebMethods

TIBCO

Dell Boomi

Azure Integration Services

Azure Logic Apps

IBM MQ

Job description

Senior Middleware Architect / Engineer Location : Columbus , Ohio

Office : Onsite (3 days is must )

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain middleware integration layers connecting OT systems (SCADA, smart meter/AMI, outage management) with enterprise IT (billing, CRM, SAP/ERP, data warehouse).
• Implement and operate enterprise integration platforms — MuleSoft, IBM webMethods/IIB, TIBCO, Dell Boomi, or Azure Integration Services (platform per candidate specialization).
• Build and maintain REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven architectures, and message queues (Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ) for real-time and batch data exchange.
• Ensure integration security, reliability, and compliance with NERC CIP and other utility regulatory standards.
• Modernize and troubleshoot legacy-to-modern integrations, including mainframe and SAP PI/PO connections.
• Partner with grid operations, billing, customer service, and data teams to translate business requirements into integration architecture.
• Produce architecture and data-flow documentation sufficient for audit and regulatory review.

Required Qualifications

• 12+ years of middleware/integration engineering experience, with demonstrable delivery in utilities or another regulated industry (financial services, healthcare, energy).
• Hands-on expertise in at least one major enterprise integration platform: MuleSoft, IBM webMethods, TIBCO, Boomi, or Azure Logic Apps/Integration Services.
• Direct experience integrating OT/SCADA or IoT/AMI systems with enterprise IT — non-negotiable for this utility environment.
• Strong API design (REST/SOAP) and event-streaming/message-queue experience (Kafka, RabbitMQ, IBM MQ).
• Working knowledge of regulatory/compliance frameworks relevant to utilities (NERC CIP) or equivalent regulated-industry standards.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP PI/PO or SAP Integration Suite experience.
• Cloud integration experience on Azure or AWS.
• Prior direct employment or delivery experience at a utility, energy, or critical-infrastructure company.

Flexible work from home options available.