Lead Middleware Engineer Salary: Open + Bonus Location: Chicago, IL or Coppell, TX Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related area. 7-10 years of related experience with: Minimum 7 years of experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment. Minimum 5 supporting middleware technologies. Expert understanding of: Proxy /Reverse Proxy-oriented middleware (5+ years’ Apigee, Apache in containers is a must). Apigee – Edge Cloud, OPDK, Hybrid, X . Systems administration and change management practices. J2EE application services in containers and legacy systems. 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. Preferences: Message-oriented middleware (tools such as Kafka, MQ). Nginx.

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 the 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. Manage day-to-day activities of the middleware staff when called upon to do so. Management of Vulnerabilities, SORTs, Password rotations, and Certificate renewals.