Staff Engineer II
About The Position
The Staff Engineer II – Middleware Platforms is responsible for the engineering, support, and maintenance of enterprise middleware technologies supporting business-critical applications. This role provides hands-on support for IBM MQ as a Service, manages end-of-life (EOL) middleware platforms, and supports a diverse portfolio including Tomcat, Apache HTTPD, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS, .NET middleware, and Azure Service Bus. The role partners with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Application Development, and Operations teams to ensure middleware platforms are secure, stable, compliant, and production-ready.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5–8+ years of middleware or platform engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with IBM MQ
- Hands-on experience with enterprise middleware technologies, including Tomcat; Apache, NGINX , ActiveMQ , IIS and .NET & Azure Service Bus
- Experience supporting production systems, preferably in regulated environments
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills
- Experience in financial services or other regulated industries
- Experience with cloud or hybrid middleware architecture
- Experience supporting modernization or platform transformation initiatives
Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support for IBM MQ as a Service
- Support web, application server, messaging, and integration middleware platforms
- Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis
- Perform middleware maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational support
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture to support solution design and production readiness
- Support remediation and lifecycle management of end-of-life (EOL) middleware platforms
- Manage middleware vulnerabilities and support IT risk exception processes
- Interface with audit, risk, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements
- Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Ownership stake in the company
- Medical and dental insurance
- Time off
- 401k matching program
- Tuition assistance program
- Employee volunteer program
- Wellness program
- Opportunity to bolster business knowledge
- Learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
