RQ- Middleware Specialist - Senior

RQ00763 - Middleware Specialist - Senior

Location: 3 Days in Office at525 University Avenue

Duration: 1 Year (252 Business Days)

• 7–10+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience in middleware engineering, integration services, or related technical domains, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex platform upgrades and modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience supporting and sustaining large‑scale, mission‑critical application environments across diverse technology stacks, preferably within highly regulated sectors such as healthcare or public service.
• Hands‑on expertise in the following technology stack: IBM Data Power (migrating from physical appliance to Open Shift Container Platform), and IBM App Connect Enterprise, Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipeline development for deploying, automating, and managing containerized middleware solutions, including IBM Data Power, on Open Shift or cloud‑native platforms.

The Senior Middleware Specialist is accountable for the end‑to‑end implementation of the HIAL technology upgrade and migration to AWS project. This includes hands‑on technical execution, development of CI/CD pipelines for the deployment of IBM Data Power and other components to Open Shift Container Platform, coordination across multiple support teams, guiding QA and validation activities, and ensuring all components are delivered successfully with minimal impact to mission‑critical health services.

• Perform all technical activities required for the HIAL technology upgrade and migration to AWS, including system preparation, deployment, configuration, optimization, and validation across all the Agency environments.
• Provide expert‑level troubleshooting to resolve complex middleware, integration, and infrastructure challenges that arise during the upgrade lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain detailed implementation plans, technical procedures, runbooks, and operational guides for execution by cross‑functional support teams.
• Identify risks and issues early, propose mitigation strategies, and communicate impacts to project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Security, Privacy, and Infrastructure teams to ensure all upgrade activities meet enterprise standards and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate with Infrastructure, UNIX, Network, Middleware Support, Backup & Storage, and QA teams to ensure all upgrade activities are executed efficiently and consistently.
• Support QA testing by preparing environments, resolving defects, and validating readiness for deployment.
• Ensure full adherence to the Agency change and release management processes throughout all upgrade stages.
• Prepare and maintain project documentation, status reports, and readiness checklists to support go‑live and operational transition.

• 7–10+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience in middleware engineering, integration services, or related technical domains, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex platform upgrades and modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience supporting and sustaining large‑scale, mission‑critical application environments across diverse technology stacks, preferably within highly regulated sectors such as healthcare or public service.
• Hands‑on expertise in the following technology stack: IBM Data Power (migrating from physical appliance to Open Shift Container Platform), and IBM App Connect Enterprise, Java Spring Boot microservices.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and CI/CD pipeline development for deploying, automating, and managing containerized middleware solutions, including IBM Data Power, on Open Shift or cloud‑native platforms.
• In‑depth knowledge of PKI security infrastructure, digital certificates, TLS configurations, encryption standards, and enterprise network architecture, with proven troubleshooting expertise in secure system‑to‑system communication.

• Solid experience with system administration and networking, including Windows Server and Linux environments, IP networking, routing, and firewall concepts, with the ability to diagnose and resolve infrastructure‑level issues.
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