Middleware Staff Engineer

Description

The Staff Engineer is a senior individual contributor and technical leader, responsible for leading deep, complex, and/or high-risk technical projects. This role supports the organization by providing context and technical direction, defining technical specifications, developing reusable technical patterns, automating manual processes and tasks, and delivering robust and scalable solutions. They work closely with architects and other engineers to build target architectures and roadmaps to drive modernization efforts. Staff Engineers work with business and IT leaders and actively demonstrate core leadership skills such as critical thinking, judgment, active listening, analysis, problem solving, and communication. Key Functions/Duties of Position Solution Architecture & Modernization o Establishes and instantiates engineering standards, patterns, and best practices within the Enterprise Content Management and Middleware teams and across other infrastructure teams. o Learns and assesses current-state platforms to develop target state architectures and roadmaps for modernization. o Stays abreast of vendor roadmaps and makes recommendations for including new features into target state architectures and roadmaps. o Influences buy-in and change through problem breakdown, business cases, data gathering and analysis, and sound judgment. o Partners with leaders, peers, centralized and subsidiary groups to create transparency of current state, future state, challenges, expected timelines and risks. o Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture to align solutions with strategic direction. Technical Leadership & Mentorship o Sets technical direction for application engineering teams, providing expertise in modern integration, automation, containerization, cloud, and DevOps practices. o Effectively leads the evaluation, design, and implementation of key projects within the Middleware team and across other infrastructure teams. o Mentors and coaches other engineers, fostering growth in autonomy, critical thinking, problem solving, and technical maturity. o Leads code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical assessments. Operational Excellence o Identifies and solves difficult and challenging technical problems, often beyond the capability of others on the team. o Performs comprehensive reviews on system changes. o Ensures reliability, performance, scalability, and security of application platforms. o Guides and validates proper monitoring and observability of applications and infrastructure. o Develops and maintains technical and process documentation. Collaboration & Communication o Partners with business/application stakeholders to identify and understand problems/opportunities and translate requirements into technical solutions. o Communicates complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. o Participates in cross-functional initiatives and represents application engineering in enterprise projects. Continuous Improvement o Promotes innovation and challenges the status quo. o Identifies and addresses technical debt, process inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation. o Stays current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices. Required: 8+ years' progressive engineering experience designing/developing/engineering solutions and leading multiple large scale and/or cross-domain initiatives. 4+ years' application development experience using object-oriented design, decoupled architecture, middleware, messaging, API development, and monitoring tools using Java, .NET, and/or different JavaScript libraries and frameworks. 3+ years' experience using authentication, certificate, keys, secure parameters, and code scanning tools within applications and application development processes. 2+ years' experience with multiple scripting languages (SQL, Python, JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, Go, Ruby, etc.). 2+ years' experience working on public cloud platforms and architectures (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform). 2+ years working with third-party application, middleware, and/or infrastructure services. Ability to thrive and produce results with little or no supervision in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to interact seamlessly at different organizational levels with both technical and business stakeholders across the company. Ability to describe complex problems (technical or organizational) concisely, accompanied by thoughtfully proposed solutions. Strong customer service focus and sense of urgency. Ability to quickly adapt and learn modern technologies, methods, tools, and systems. Uses advanced techniques, approaches, and processes to complete and influence work. Superior problem solving and analytical skills. Ability to create an atmosphere of teamwork and collaboration. Ability to look at the "big picture" and see opportunities for improvement. Ability to break opportunities for improvement into bite-sized chunks that can be pursued on a project-by-project basis.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Education Requirement Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience). Preferred 2+ years' experience as an Infrastructure, Systems, Integration, Software, or Solutions Architect. 3+ years' experience using modern DevOps and deployment practices and tools (e.g., pipelines, A/B testing/deployment, Canary deployments, Configuration as Code (CaC), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), etc.) 2+ years' experience using IBM platforms and tools (e.g., IBM FileNet, IBM BAW, IBM ODM, IBM MQ, IBM WebSphere). 2+ years' experience using Kubernetes, ECS, Docker, and/or other container orchestration environments/tools. 2+ years using Agile development methodologies. * 2+ years' experience with Tomcat/Apache or other web application runtime environment. Work history in financial services or insurance industries.

Experience Level

Intermediate Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Wilmington, DE.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $62.50 - $74.50/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Wilmington,DE.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Feb 20, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.