Middleware Engineer

Conduent State Healthcare, LLC

11h • $85,470 - $111,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Middleware & CI/CD Platform Engineer to drive the architecture, automation, and reliability of enterprise middleware platforms and delivery pipelines. This role combines deep middleware expertise with modern DevOps practices to enable secure, scalable, and highly automated application delivery across hybrid and cloud environments.
You will serve as a technical leader responsible for platform strategy, CI/CD standards, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in middleware/platform engineering
• Deep expertise in at least one enterprise middleware stack (WebLogic/JBoss/WebSphere/etc.)
• Strong hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (Bash, Python, Groovy, PowerShell)
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration
• Experience with artifact repositories (Nexus, Artifactory)
• Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, SSL/TLS, DNS
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, ARM, CloudFormation
• Version Control: Git-based workflows
• Security Scanning: Snyk, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Trivy, etc.
• Secrets Management: Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage enterprise middleware platforms such as WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, Apache, MuleSoft, or similar
• Lead platform modernization initiatives (containerization, cloud migration, performance tuning)
• Maintain and support Cobol Systems
• Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability of middleware environments
• Oversee patching, upgrades, security hardening, and compliance requirements
• Design and govern enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines
• Implement pipeline-as-code and reusable deployment frameworks
• Standardize automated deployments across environments (Dev, QA, UAT, Prod)
• Integrate DevSecOps practices (security scanning, policy enforcement)
• Lead containerization of middleware-hosted applications using Docker & Kubernetes/OpenShift
• Design deployment patterns for hybrid and multi-cloud environments (Azure)
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, ARM, or CloudFormation
• Drive root cause analysis and performance optimization initiatives
• Improve platform SLOs, uptime, and deployment success rates
• Partner with Dev, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams to streamline release processes
• Define middleware and CI/CD standards, governance, and documentation
• Mentor engineers and lead knowledge-sharing initiatives
• Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies

Benefits

• Career Growth Opportunities: We help you thrive, so together, we can grow. We provide opportunities to advance your career with a vast portfolio of businesses and a global footprint.
• Great Work Environment: We are proud of our award-winning culture and the recognition we’ve received for our diversity efforts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed