*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote*

*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role*

A prestigious company is looking for a Lead, Middleware Software Engineering. This lead will be the subject matter expertise for implementation and ongoing support of Middleware integration technologies in production, non-production Legacy and container-based environments (Apigee, Nginx, Apache in containers is a must).

Responsibilities:

Apigee Platform Expertise:

• Deep and thorough knowledge of Apigee platforms (Edge Cloud, OPDK, Hybrid, X).
• Proficiency in Apigee Proxy development, CI/CD integration, and networking requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of Apigee architecture, including both on-premise and cloud form factors.

Implementation and Operation:

• At least 5 years of experience in implementing and operating Apigee platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and executing Apigee implementations.
• Deep understanding of Apigee components like nginx Routers, and Kubernetes.
• 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
• 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:

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