Middleware Engineer

Middleware Engineer WebLogic, RabbitMQ & Automation

Irvine, CA (Hybrid- 3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
Long Term Contract

Qualifications:

• 14+ years of IT experience.
• Demonstrated experience as a Middleware Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar role.
• Deep hands-on experience with Oracle WebLogic Server (11g/12c) including domain creation, JDBC/Data Source management, and performance tuning.
• Strong expertise in RabbitMQ (minimum 5 years), including message broker clustering, queue design, and monitoring.
• Experience with automation tools (e.g., Ansible (knowledge), Terraform (knowledge), Jenkins and scripting languages such as Bash, Shell.
• Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems administration.
• Experience with system monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Datadog).
• Understanding of security practices for middleware and messaging systems (e.g., SSL/TLS, authentication/authorization).

Nice to Have:

• Experience with MuleSoft
• WebLogic Certified
• Automation Knowledge (Ansible, Python, Shell scripting)

Responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and administer Oracle WebLogic Server environments including clustering, load balancing, and performance tuning.
• Set up, manage, and monitor RabbitMQ messaging systems with a focus on availability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for Oracle WebLogic and RabbitMQ environments.
• Monitor and troubleshoot server and application performance issues.
• Deploy, configure, and tune WebLogic Server domains, managed servers, clusters, and data sources.
• Manage RabbitMQ clusters, including configuration, troubleshooting, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation scripts using Ansible, Terraform, Python, or Shell.
• Automate middleware provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and patching processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve middleware-related issues in development, test, and production environments.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to integrate middleware services into CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure middleware systems meet business requirements for uptime, performance, and security.
• Maintain detailed documentation of middleware architectures, configurations, and standard operating procedures.
• Participate in capacity planning, architecture reviews, and disaster recovery planning.
• Provide support during production incidents and perform root cause analysis.