Middleware Architect

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Job Profile Summary

Individuals in the Architecture role provide overall direction, guidance, definition and facilitation for the development of the architecture of Middleware products (current and future state) required to meet business strategies and goals. Responsibilities include advocacy and support of the enterprise's IT strategies, identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to derive useful business context, analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement, and the development of strategies aligning IT to business. The architect will define and document the high level design and low level design of solutions that support middleware technologies.  These technologies include; EDI technologies including IBM Sterling Integrator and Axway solutions, Web solutions including Websphere and Apache/Tomcat based solutions, integration technologies like Mulesoft API Hosting, ETL solutions including Informatica PowerCenter, integration technologies including MQ series and Kafta.  Architects interface across all business areas but are primarily aligned to the Technical administration organization, acting as visionaries to proactively assist in defining the direction for future projects. They conceive strategies, solutions, build consensus, and sell/execute solutions. They are involved in all aspects of the project life cycle, from the initial kickoff through the requirements analysis, design and implementation. Additional responsibilities may include the establishment of the overall architectural viewpoints and the establishment and oversight of organization standards and policies. Architects identify major system interfaces, business capabilities needs, and existing architecture weaknesses and opportunities for systems. Serving in this role requires an individual to be a self-starter, work independently, and as a team member. They have to have strong communication skills in interfacing with business partners and the IT community. Architects are also responsible for educating and guiding others on architectural standards, principles, methodology and trends. They must have significant business knowledge and have expertise within one or more areas of information, solution, and/or technical architecture in which they concentrate. Architects are expected to mentor and coach less experienced staff and provide knowledge transfer across the organization. The Enterprise Architect provides solution documentation, guidance, road maps, principles, standards and best practices. They must be focused on enabling business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions, and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization. This role will work on multiple projects as a project leader or internal consultant, and be viewed as an expert and provides knowledge and counsel to others. They will also work on highly complex projects that require in-depth knowledge of middleware architecture areas such as high availability solutions like clustering, firewall, load balancer, DNS, network, security, applications, data management, systems and Internet and business segments.

Job Description

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assists in the analysis, design, documentation, and development of a roadmap and implementation plan based upon a current vs. future state in a cohesive architecture viewpoint.

Designs standard configurations and patterns.

Architectural and hosting experience in the following solutions;

• IBM Serling integrator

• Axway B2BI

• Mulesoft

• IBM Websphere

• Apache/Tomcat

• Weblogic

• Informatica Powercenter

• Master data management

• Data Governance

• IBM MQ series

• Kafka

• Monitoring technologied based on New Relic

• Linux based hosting

• Container based hosting

• SAAS hosting

Aligns architectural requirements with IT strategy.

Consults with project teams to ensure compatibility with existing solutions, infrastructure and services.

Identifies opportunities for reuse.

Supports the development of software and data delivery platforms with reusable components that can be orchestrated together into different methods for different business.

Assists in post-implementation continuous-improvement efforts to enhance performance and provide increased functionality.

Ensures the conceptual completeness of the technical solution.

Works closely with more senior architects and potentially project management to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered.

Analyzes the current architecture to identify weaknesses and support improvement opportunities.

Keeps technology and service managers aware of key customer issues, identifying and resolving potential problems and conflicts.

Researches and evaluates emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in project development and/or operational support activities.

Identifies the tools and components used for a project from the approved enterprise toolset.

May request exceptions to enterprise toolset.

Assists in developing business cases.

Supports change management initiatives.

Collaborates with project management on reporting project status, issues, risks and benefits.

Additional Job Description

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering,

Masters degree is preferred.  System Analysis or a related field. Or equivalent work experience. Typically has a minimum of six to Eight (6-8) years of experience in multiple IT areas with at least four to six (4-6) years of relevant Middleware experience. Requires advanced to expert level knowledge and understanding of architecture, application design, system engineering and integration.

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Experience & Educational Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience. 6+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in software designing and development or systems architecture.

Preferred Certifications:

Cloud Architect Certifications

Integration Architects Certifications

Application/Infrastructure/Enterprise Architect Training and Certification, e.g. TOGAF

Skills & Knowledge:

Behavioral Skills:

Collaboration

Creativity & Innovation

Decision Making

Planning

Presentation Skills

Risk-taking

Technical Skills:

Cloud Architecture

Data Architecture & Governance

Integration Testing and Validation

Operating Systems

Programming and Development

Application Architecture

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Tools Knowledge:

Architecture Framework tools

Cloud Computing Tools (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Integration and Deployment tools (Jenkins, Copado, Azure DevOps)

Programming and Development and Development Languages

Spine Mapping: P4

Priority: 1

​Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.

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