Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering Middleware

SALARY: $150k - 170k plus 15% bonus

LOCATION: DALLAS

Open to h1b transfer, 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

Looking for a candidate that is strong in Middleware integration Proxy/reverse Proxy. Oriented Middleware working with apigee, nginx, Apache in containers a must. system administration j2ee application services in containers message Kafka MQ cicd strong ansible terraform cloud formation sftp pki infrastructure multi platform unix linux windows aws

Provide subject matter expertise for implementation and ongoing support of Middleware integration technologies in production, non-production Legacy and container-based environments.

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and maintain 3rd party software components classified as Middleware on multiple operating system platforms.
• Use subject matter expertise with products to advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools.
• Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services
• Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins and Ansible
• Provide performance tuning of components and services
• Design disaster recovery solutions for Middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives
• Resolve configuration related problems
• Resolve complex support issues in both production and non-production environments.
• Assist production support and development staff in debugging Middleware application defects.
• Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to Middleware products
• Participate in or lead moderately or high complex projects.
• Properly secure Middleware technologies
• Advise on industry best practices as it relates to new product selection.
• Manage day to day activities of the Middleware staff when called upon to do so.
• Management of Vulnerabilities, SORT's, Password rotations and Certificate renewals

Qualifications:

• Expert understanding of:
  • Proxy/Reverse Proxy-oriented Middleware (tools such as Apigee, Nginx, Apache in containers is a must)
  • Systems administration and change management practices
  • J2EE application services in containers and Legacy systems
  • Message-oriented Middleware (tools such as Kafka, MQ)
  • Internet/Web based technologies
  • ITLT Best Practices
  • Scripting and coding
  • Network technologies
  • CI/CD tools (Strong on Ansible, Terraform and Cloud Formation)
  • Cloud native applications
  • Technologies used to support microservices (like RKE)
  • File transfer protocols including SFTP
  • Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)
  • Security controls as applied to software technologies.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related area
• 7-10 years of related experience with
  • Minimum 7 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment.
  • Minimum 3 supporting Middleware technologies