Middleware Engineer

Project overview

Middleware Engineer

Contract duration - 4 months

Start - ASAP

Location - Sites are London (Central/bank), Dunstable, Harrogate / PI Planning onsite every couple of months is required / WFH + Onsite once or twice a week

The Systems and Platform Architecture team is looking for a Middleware Architect to design and provide oversight for Middleware solutions through all stages of the development life cycle from bid, concept through architecture, design, build, test and delivery into production.

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Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

• Produce High Level Designs for Middleware architecture solutions.
• Maintain the technology roadmap for Middleware related technologies in line with end of support dates.
• Work closely with cross functional teams including Delivery, Engineering and Operations.
• Ensure that new solutions conform to policies and standards and meet defined non-functional requirements for performance, scalability, availability, security and manageability.
• Identify, assess and communicate technical risks to the Business and Operations.
• Evaluate products for project and future usage and take responsibility for trialling new technologies.
• Experience with IBM and Linux is essential
• A clear understanding of how non-functional requirements such as performance and availability are delivered by a technology solution.
• Proven experience designing middleware and integration solutions, with technical depth in one or more relevant technologies.
• Ability to translate non-functional requirements into resilient, scalable, recoverable and observable architecture designs.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps that address end-of-support risks, technical debt and modernisation priorities.
• Strong understanding of security-by-design principles, architectural standards and technical risk management.
• Ability to identify opportunities for automation, reusable design patterns and platform standardisation.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, translating technical decisions into clear business outcomes and actionable delivery requirements.

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: London, GB
• Languages: English