Middleware Engineer
About The Position
The Middleware Engineer will join the Infrastructure and Middleware team to support and modernize enterprise middleware platforms that enable communication across a large application ecosystem. The role focuses on migrating and optimizing middleware services within Kubernetes-based environments as part of cloud modernization efforts. The engineer will work with development teams, architects, and offshore support resources to improve reliability, automation, scalability, and operational efficiency. This is a full-time, permanent, fully remote position. Candidates should be open to travel approximately twice per year to Des Moines, Iowa, or Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for team collaboration and planning. The standard schedule is Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST, with Friday ending at 12:30 p.m. CST. The position participates in a 24x7 on-call rotation; most after-hours operational support is handled by offshore resources. The team consists of six full-time employees and one contractor, supported by offshore operational teams.
Requirements
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
- Experience supporting MuleSoft integrations and middleware platforms.
- Experience with Apache Tomcat.
- Experience with IBM WebSphere.
- Experience with Confluent Kafka, Kafka brokers, and Kafka Connectors.
- Knowledge of OIDC/OAuth authentication and authorization frameworks.
- Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Ansible or other automation tools.
- Strong troubleshooting, performance-tuning, and operational-support experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting enterprise middleware environments in highly regulated industries.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies and containerized application deployments.
- Ability to work effectively with onshore and offshore teams.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, administer, and support enterprise middleware platforms.
- Partner with developers and architects to define integration strategies and technical solutions.
- Implement and maintain middleware technologies that facilitate communication between enterprise applications.
- Automate middleware deployments and configuration using CI/CD tools and automation frameworks.
- Monitor middleware environments for performance, capacity, availability, and security.
- Troubleshoot complex production issues and coordinate resolution across multiple teams.
- Lead operational activities and incidents involving offshore support resources.
- Develop strategies for platform upgrades, migrations, and technology modernization initiatives.
- Document architectures, procedures, configurations, and operational standards.
- Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation.
- Support Kubernetes-to-middleware modernization and improve platform reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Work with distributed teams, including offshore middleware support and Kafka specialists, to streamline operations and incident response.
Benefits
- Automatic 401(k) enrollment.
- Company-paid Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), a qualified retirement plan.
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions on qualifying plans.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care.
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability plans.
- Company-paid basic term life and AD&D insurance.
- Supplemental and dependent life insurance coverage options.
- Pre-tax commuter benefit.
- Supplemental insurance plans, including accident, hospital confinement, critical illness, cancer care, and short-term disability.
- 10 paid holidays and a company-paid floating holiday.
- Half-day Fridays all year long.
- Competitive paid time off.
- Company-paid volunteer time off and a company nonprofit matching program.
- Scholarship programs for dependents.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Paid development time and professional development opportunities, including industry, individual, and leadership programs.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling and resources.
- Company-paid parental leave.
- Work/life support and well-being tools.
- Company-paid bereavement leave.
- High-deductible and co-pay health insurance options.
- Healthcare navigation tool.
- Pharmacy coverage.
- Digital personalized exercise therapy program.
- Standard and enhanced dental plans.
- Vision coverage.
- Tobacco cessation program.
- Wellness incentive program.
- Fitness reimbursement and subsidized gym membership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
