Middleware Manager

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Middleware
Apache
Kafka
JBoss
WebSphere

Job Details

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
1. Middleware Skill (Anyone of WebSphere, JBoss, Apache, and Kafka)
2. Team Management
3. Stakeholder Communications

Job Description/ Responsibilities

A Technical Middleware Manager oversees the installation, configuration, maintenance, and optimization of middleware software like WebSphere, JBoss, Apache, and Kafka to ensure seamless data flow and communication between applications and systems. Key responsibilities include leading technical teams, implementing monitoring and performance tuning, managing security and upgrades, collaborating with development and infrastructure teams, and providing technical leadership and support for enterprise-wide middleware environments.

Must be able to understand customer requirements, plan efforts, assign, track and report the progress with Customer and Management.
Must be strong in communication and presentation. Self-motivated to work on challenging environment to bring stability to the DBA program.
Focus on implementing automation.
Should have technically managed 30 40-member team in India and US.
Should be willing to go beyond miles to deliver the requirement on time.
Risk planning, mitigation skills are needed

The person should coordinate all database-related projects, track progress, assign priorities, and report on deliverables, acting as a single point of contact for middleware work.
The role does not require hands-on MW work but needs someone with Middleware experience who can understand technical details and manage a large team (about 50 people). (Vendors)
The person should be able to sift through technical information, ensure accurate reporting, and escalate issues as needed, but final decision-making remains with client Manager.
The manager should track incidents, ensure root cause analyses are completed, and keep all deliverables on schedule, without being involved in day-to-day incidents.
The ideal candidate is a former SME with hands-on experience who has transitioned to a management role in the last 5-10 years.

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