Staff Systems Engineer - Cloud Operations/Middleware Technology

Essential Functions

• Review various middleware technologies in a cloud environment, manage seamless deployment, and integrate with other internal middleware technologies and applications.
• Lead the design, implementation, and management of highly available and scalable infrastructure for all cloud initiatives (Ex: GCP, Azure, AWS).
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into effective cloud-based operational architectures.
• Design, implement, and optimize Middleware components & services on GCP/Azure/AWS.
• Develop and implement best practices and standards for deploying and managing applications on Middleware components.
• Perform system and application performance tuning and optimization to maximize efficiency and scalability.
• Develop and manage automation plan for deploying, managing, and monitoring middleware technologies.
• Ensure the middleware technology stack's security, scalability, and performance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to more prominent team members.
• Keep abreast of the latest industry trends and technologies.
• Open to experimenting with Open Source technology, performing POC, providing recommendations, and driving to standardization.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD, OR 8+ years of relevant work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
• Proven experience as a Cloud Engineer in a role managing Middleware technology stack or similar role.
• Strong working experience with one or more middleware technologies related to Caching , Messaging, Web & App (Hazlecast, Kafka, MQ, Ngnix, Tomcat) areas.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Shell, etc.
• Familiarity with Ansible, Terraform, and CI/CD tools and processes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• If you are a Cloud Engineer passionate about Middleware Technology, we would love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to impact a fast-paced, innovative environment significantly.
• Should be able to work independently with minimum supervision and gather and analyze multiple teams' requirements to assist with deploying and supporting various enterprise middleware technologies.
• Knowledge of Micro Container technologies (Docker/Kubernetes/Openshift)
• Basic knowledge of programming in Java, J2EE
• Familiar with configuration management tools like Chef or Ansible, DevOps tools- Jenkins, Git, CI/CD pipeline.
• Understanding of level 3 (engineering) support for integration solutions in production environments
• Should be able to be coordinating with teams spread across globally with occasional provide 24x7 support
• Knowledge of Fraud Management, Payment, and/or Credit Card processing is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and attention to detail skills