Description
Dear Consultant (f/m/x),
On behalf of our client, an international finance institute located in Luxembourg, we are looking for an external resource with skills and abilities as stated below:
Middleware Software Engineer (f/m/x) Investment Fund Services IT - financial area Luxembourg - P561
Field of activity
Investment Funds Service (IFS) IT Section builds, maintains and operates a portfolio of applications which provide clients state of the art solutions to standardise fund processing, and to increase efficiency and safety in the investment funds sector.
Our global funds processing platform allows for reaching all types of funds, from mutual funds to ETFs and hedge funds.
Tasks/responsibilities
You will take responsibilities in a broad range of architecture, infrastructure and security engineering activities, covering the entire IFS IT landscape.
As such, you will be a key member of the working group in charge of designing, delivering for, and supporting those areas.
Your assignments will include:
- Designing, developing and delivering Web server, Application Server and Messaging Middleware infrastructures. You will target both on-premise and public Cloud deployments, using IaaS and PaaS/SaaS models
- Working in autonomy and acting as lead for the projects assigned to you; coordinating the work of a small team when required
- Assessing new infrastructure solutions and innovative technologies
- Maintaining and developing Java/JavaEE integration components such as security modules and Resource Adapters, including their documentation and test suites
- Maintaining and developing the related automation frameworks and DevOps connectors, including their documentation
- Managing in autonomy the relation with the development, infrastructure and security teams to which you will be delivering Middleware solutions
- Creating and documenting the architecture and security of IFS systems, including for critical Internet customer-facing applications; you will also be working on the applicable processes and standards
- Working with the other Domain Experts of the group and reporting to the group lead
- Participating in approx. 4 major production implementations each year (Saturday work)
- Interacting with the Middleware/security software vendor's support engineers
Qualifications/required skills
- Master's Degree (or equivalent) in a computer science
- Knowledge of the challenges posed by multi-tier Web infrastructures, especially in the areas of security, Web servicing, messaging and transaction management
- Ability to take, justify and challenge technical architecture decisions
- Hands-on experience in configuring, deploying, operating and supporting a Web application infrastructure including a Web server (preferably Apache httpd) and a Java Application Server on Linux. Knowledge of a messaging Middleware infrastructure will be an asset
- Experience in application security design and vulnerability assessment, especially for Web Internet facing applications. Knowledge of a Web Application Firewall solution (preferably F5) and an SSO infrastructure will be an asset
- Practical knowledge of TLS (PKI), including its configuration in Middleware software; practical knowledge of certificate/key deployment
- Ability to structure and document architecture and security concepts; very good English technical writing skills
- Practical experience in the following technologies:
- Linux OS
- a Version Control System, preferably Git
- an IDE (preferably IntelliJ or Eclipse)
- JavaEE services/APIs and their configuration in an Application Server
- XML and XML Schema
- Apache Maven
- Additional assets will be: experience with public Cloud APIs (preferably Microsoft Azure); experience with Ansible, Ant, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat Openshift.
- Proficiency in written and spoken English; French and German language skills will be an asset
Assignment:
- Fulltime (100%)
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: 3 months (potential extension)
- Location: Luxembourg
Please let us know if this project is of interest for you and when are you available. We are looking forward to your reply.
Best regards,
Andy
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