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Niche senior middleware expertise reduces applicant density despite service provider brand.
Highly specialized IBM middleware and OpenShift expertise limits cross-industry transferability.
Explicit 10+ years, mandatory IBM/OpenShift experience and deep middleware certifications make filters strict.
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Lead escalation management and resolution for high-severity (P1/P2) incidents across enterprise middleware platforms including IBM WebSphere, MQ, API Connect, DataPower, Event Streams, Oracle WebLogic, and OpenShift-based middleware.
Design, architect, and govern middleware platform infrastructure, including migration planning to OpenShift container platform and continuous improvement of middleware operations through automation and observability.
Serve as the SME for middleware technology decisions, leading architecture reviews, standards definition, and vendor management within large managed services engagements.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
10+ years experience in enterprise middleware platform engineering, architecture, and operations.
At least 5 years hands-on experience with IBM middleware products (WebSphere, MQ, API Connect, DataPower, Event Streams) and 3 years with Oracle WebLogic/Service Bus.
Minimum 3 years OpenShift or Kubernetes platform engineering experience including middleware containerization; proven experience leading P1 incident resolution and middleware platform migrations.
Experienced senior-level middleware architect/technical lead familiar with complex middleware stacks including IBM, Oracle, and containerized platform environments.
Strategic operator capable of balancing immediate incident/crisis management with long-term middleware platform modernization and FinOps considerations.
Proficient in Linux systems and middleware JVM internals, with strong vendor and stakeholder engagement skills and a track record of mentoring junior engineers.