Manager of Middleware Engineering (Kafka, MQ)

Hybrid in Chicago, IL, US • Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 26 days ago

Full Time

Hybrid

$150,000 - $170,000/yr

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Skills

Middleware
Management
J2EE
CICD
Kafka
MQ

Summary

***We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent full-time role***

***Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote***

A prestigious company is looking for a Manager of Middleware Engineering. This individual will manage over a team of 6 focused on engineering/production support of Kafka and MQ.

Responsibilities:

Manage the team that will install, configure and maintain 3rd party software components classified as middleware on multiple operating system platforms.
Manage the team that will advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools.
Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services.
Oversee the team's efforts to write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins and Ansible
Provide performance tuning of components and services.
Design disaster recovery solutions for middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives.
Ensure the team can resolve configuration related problems.
Ensure the team and resolve complex support issues in both production and non-production environments.
Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to middleware products.
Lead high complex projects.
Properly secure middleware technologies
Advice on industry best practices as it relates to new product selection.
Manage day-to-day activities of the middleware staff.
Manage a team.

Qualifications:

At least 7 years of relevant experience including people management experience
Systems administration and change management practices.
Kafka
MQ
J2EE application services
Message-oriented middleware.
Scripting and coding.
Network technologies
CI/CD tools.
Cloud native applications.
Technologies used to support microservices.
File transfer protocols including SFTP.
Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)
Security controls as applied to software technologies.

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Dice Id: napil006
Position Id: 8870508
Posted 30+ days ago

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