Middleware Engineer

Missouri  ‐ Onsite
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Description

The Middleware Engineers role is to design, build, launch, and manage infrastructure to support high performance and highly efficient information systems and operations systems in support of core organizational functions. This individual will apply proven communication, analytical and problem-solving skills to identify, communicate and address opportunities related to application and service hosting, system integration, and application life cycle management in order to maximize the benefit of IT systems investments.

Responsibilities
Strategy & Planning
Build, deploy, and manage web and SOA infrastructure to host and integrate applications and processes
Execute the roadmap for keeping web and SOA infrastructure under license, in support, feature rich and secure
Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems
Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
Conduct research on emerging information system architectures and infrastructures, software products, languages, and standards
Develop and manage process for effectively and efficiently deploying applications and system configurations
Develop and evangelize architecture patterns for web applications, web services (SOAP and REST), and batch processes
Stay informed of latest industry and technical developments and provide recommendation for new hardware and software purchases

Project Activities
Provide input during project design phases
Guide project teams through the deployment process
Troubleshoot deployment issues

Operational Activities
Perform root cause analysis for application and infrastructure outages and incidents
Maintain and management web server and Application Server configurations
Maintain tools used to build and manage Middleware components

Position Requirements
Formal Education & Certification
College diploma or university degree in the field of computer science, information science or management information systems and 5-7 years related work experience.

Knowledge & Experience
Proven experience in the design, development, and implementation of software solutions, systems, or products.
Understands the key design components of enterprise applications
SOA experience, including the application of emerging SOA trends, technologies & methods
Extensive experience with XML related standards and technologies (Xpath, Xquery, XSD, DTD, XBRL)
Expertise with Web services, SOA,including RESTful, SOAP, WSDL principles
Technically sound with Java, HTML, CSS, Python, WLST, SQL programming languages
Technically sound with network and PC operating systems, including Windows, Redhat Linux
Working technical knowledge of current network hardware, protocols, and standards, including TCP/IP
Extensive experience with Middleware software applications including Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle WebLogic, Mule, Apache, Tomcat

Personal Attributes
Good time management skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
Ability to conduct research into systems issues and products as required.
Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
Highly self-motivated and directed.
Keen attention to detail.
Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Strong customer service orientation.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Start date
n.a
From
ISSG, Inc. - Information Systems Services Group
Published at
17.11.2013
Project ID:
628885
Contract type
Freelance
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