Senior Middleware Engineer - Hybrid (WAS, MQ, Tomcat)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Riverwoods (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long‑term/Short‑term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Middleware Engineer in a hybrid role (2–3 days in Riverwoods, IL). You will design, administer, and optimize enterprise middleware platforms including IBM WAS, MQ, Apache, and Tomcat to support critical business applications.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, Linux admin skills, monitoring, and collaboration across IT and business teams. The candidate will contribute to standardization, automation, capacity planning, and DR activities, while engaging with

Qualifications

• 10–12+ years of hands-on middleware administration and architecture.
• Strong experience with IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS), IBM MQ, Apache HTTP Server, and Apache Tomcat.
• Linux/Unix administration and shell scripting skills; automation experience.
• Datadog monitoring and observability; ITIL service management with ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Architect, install, configure, administer, and support enterprise middleware environments (WAS, Apache, Tomcat, IBM MQ).
• Monitor and optimize middleware for high availability, performance, and security.
• Perform deployments, server configuration, patching, and migrations across dev/test/prod.
• Troubleshoot complex middleware and infrastructure issues; root-cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Collaborate with application, cloud, infrastructure, network, and security teams to deliver middleware solutions.
• Design and implement middleware architecture standards, best practices, and runbooks.
• Utilize Datadog and other tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize health.
• Manage incidents, problems, and changes per ITIL using ServiceNow.
• Develop automation scripts to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Create architecture diagrams and knowledge articles; maintain documentation.
• Participate in capacity planning, DR planning, and health assessments.
• Communicate status, risks, and milestones to stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement of middleware platforms and processes.

Skills

Middleware Administration

WebSphere WAS

IBM MQ

Apache HTTP Server

Tomcat

Linux/Unix administration

Scripting/Automation

Datadog monitoring

ITIL/ServiceNow

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Datadog

ServiceNow

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Senior Middleware Engineer in a hybrid role (2–3 days in Riverwoods, IL). You will design, administer, and optimize enterprise middleware platforms including IBM WAS, MQ, Apache, and Tomcat to support critical business applications.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, Linux admin skills, monitoring, and collaboration across IT and business teams. The candidate will contribute to standardization, automation, capacity planning, and DR activities, while engaging with