Middleware architect

Job Description Teamware Solutions is seeking an experienced and visionary Middleware Architect to design, implement, and optimize our enterprise middleware solutions. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless integration between diverse systems, enabling robust and scalable application ecosystems. This position is ideal for a strategic thinker with deep technical expertise in various middleware technologies and a passion for building highly available and performant integration platforms. Key Responsibilities - Architecture & Design: - Lead the design and evolution of the enterprise middleware architecture, ensuring alignment with overall IT strategy and business goals. - Select appropriate middleware technologies and platforms (e.g., Message Queues, ESBs, API Gateways, Application Servers) based on project requirements. - Develop architectural blueprints, design patterns, and standards for middleware integration solutions. - Implementation & Deployment: - Oversee the implementation, configuration, and deployment of middleware components and platforms. - Provide hands-on technical guidance and support to development and operations teams during implementation phases. - Ensure solutions are built for scalability, reliability, security, and performance. - Integration Strategy: - Define and implement integration strategies and patterns (e.g., synchronous, asynchronous, event-driven, API-led) for various applications and services. - Ensure seamless data flow and communication between disparate systems, both on-premises and cloud-based. - Performance & Optimization: - Monitor and analyze middleware performance, identifying bottlenecks and implementing optimization strategies. - Conduct capacity planning and performance tuning to ensure the middleware infrastructure can support growing demands. - Troubleshooting & Support: - Provide expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution for complex middleware issues. - Collaborate with support teams to maintain the health and stability of production middleware environments. - Governance & Best Practices: - Establish and enforce middleware governance policies, standards, and best practices. - Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and security vulnerabilities in the middleware space. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering field. - Proven experience (8+ years) as a Middleware Architect or a senior role focused on enterprise integration. - Deep expertise in one or more middleware technologies such as: - Message Queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, IBM MQ. - Enterprise Service Bus (ESB): MuleSoft, Apache Camel, WSO2, IBM Integration Bus. - API Management: Apigee, Mulesoft API Manager, Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway. - Application Servers: JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, Apache Tomcat. - Strong understanding of integration patterns, microservices architecture, and cloud-native integration. - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and deploying middleware components in cloud environments. - Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) for automation. - Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. - Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences. Preferred Skills - Relevant certifications in middleware technologies or cloud platforms. - Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for middleware deployments. - Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes). - Knowledge of security protocols and standards for integrations (e.g., OAuth, SAML, TLS).