Middleware Engineer

Summary

Sammons Financial Group Companies is a financial services organization seeking a Middleware Engineer to support its enterprise middleware and integration infrastructure. The role designs, configures, administers, monitors, troubleshoots, and improves middleware platforms while partnering with developers and architects, automating deployments, and supporting cloud and CI/CD initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Developers and Architects during project initiation to define integration direction and approach to meet evolving business needs. Analyze, configure, test, document new or existing middleware systems to increase Company proficiency to meet present and future needs
• Automate the implementation and configuration of middleware and integration products using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools
• Lead and coordinate operational tasks and incidents with offshore consultants
• Analyze current processes to develop improvements and automate them where applicable
• Monitor and manage performance and usage of the middleware environment
• Develop, implement and document strategies for migration, consolidation and upgrade of middleware and integration components
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems in a timely, accurate manner to improve application performance and functionality
• Responsible for the administration, maintenance, installation and operation of middleware components
• Perform daily operational tasks and system reviews to ensure proper execution of scheduled tasks and resolution of issues or requests
• Represent the Infrastructure and IT Middleware Department with respect to infrastructure needs and impact to application development projects and business initiatives, as needed
• Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
• Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity)
• As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands
• Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary

Skills

• Experience working in Windows operating environments Required
• Understanding of Linux operating environments, Linux command line utility and automation scripting
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of infrastructure as code and application development methodologies such as Agile
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on project and task commitments
• Willingness to work on a geographically-dispersed team
• Strong interpersonal, oral communication and organizational skills
• Proven analytical ability and problem solving skills
• At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)
• Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems, Computer Information Technology or related IT field Preferred
• Minimum 5 years' combined experience administering middleware applications (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Apache Tomcat, WebSphere, IIS or similar) Preferred
• Experience with DevOps tools and concepts (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) and how these fit in CI/CD pipelines Preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of building automation for cloud environments and associated tools desired
• Previous experience in administering MuleSoft applications, including Anypoint Platform, Anypoint Studio preferred
• Previous experience in administering Confluent Cloud applications, including Kafka, ksqlDB, Kafka connectors preferred
• Proficient in event-based integrations, connectors and other tools for Amazon S3, Amazon MQ, HTTP REST APIs, OIDC/OAuth (Okta), Java libraries, relational databases, file shares preferred
• Previous experience with Azure Service Bus, Amazon MQ, Managed File Transfer platforms, and OIDC/OAuth service provider/identity provider configurations preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/PCF etc.) preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Experience working in Windows operating environments Required
• Understanding of Linux operating environments, Linux command line utility and automation scripting
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of infrastructure as code and application development methodologies such as Agile
• Demonstrated ability to deliver on project and task commitments
• Willingness to work on a geographically-dispersed team
• Strong interpersonal, oral communication and organizational skills
• Proven analytical ability and problem solving skills
• At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)

Nice to Haves

• Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems, Computer Information Technology or related IT field Preferred
• Minimum 5 years' combined experience administering middleware applications (MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Apache Tomcat, WebSphere, IIS or similar) Preferred
• Experience with DevOps tools and concepts (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.) and how these fit in CI/CD pipelines Preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of building automation for cloud environments and associated tools desired
• Previous experience in administering MuleSoft applications, including Anypoint Platform, Anypoint Studio preferred
• Previous experience in administering Confluent Cloud applications, including Kafka, ksqlDB, Kafka connectors preferred
• Proficient in event-based integrations, connectors and other tools for Amazon S3, Amazon MQ, HTTP REST APIs, OIDC/OAuth (Okta), Java libraries, relational databases, file shares preferred
• Previous experience with Azure Service Bus, Amazon MQ, Managed File Transfer platforms, and OIDC/OAuth service provider/identity provider configurations preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/PCF etc.) preferred

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance.
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success.
• 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k).
• Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs.
• Volunteer time off and a company nonprofit matching gift program.
• A connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work.