Middleware Support Engineer

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Job Title: Middleware Support Engineer
Contract Length: 12 + Month contract
Location: Iselin, NJ (Onsite)

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Overview

We are seeking a Middleware Support Engineer to support the adoption of an enterprise resiliency framework across application environments. This role focuses on improving application and infrastructure resiliency, with a strong emphasis on recovery capabilities and standardized platform practices.

The position is aligned with middleware and platform services and requires a proactive approach to system reliability, monitoring, and issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, install, configure, and optimize Tomcat clusters on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) virtual servers
• Support application deployment strategies and enforce SDLC, change management, and release governance
• Design and manage SSL/TLS configurations, certificate lifecycle management, and secure communications
• Implement authentication, authorization, and Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations using LDAP and enterprise identity platforms
• Drive security hardening standards, vulnerability remediation, and compliance alignment across middleware and Linux systems
• Perform advanced root cause analysis and resolve complex issues across middleware, OS, and application layers
• Establish and maintain platform monitoring, logging, and alerting standards
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment tooling (e.g., Jenkins)
• Contribute to resiliency and recovery objectives, including recovery time optimization

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of relevant experience in middleware/platform support
• Strong hands-on experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration (physical and virtual environments)
• Advanced knowledge of SSL/TLS, certificate authorities, and secure communications
• Proven expertise in middleware and OS security hardening, vulnerability management, and patching
• Experience designing and supporting high availability and disaster recovery architectures
• Strong troubleshooting skills across application, middleware, OS, and infrastructure layers
• Working knowledge of LDAP/SSO integrations and identity management concepts
• Experience with CI/CD and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Control-M)
• Familiarity with SAN storage concepts and enterprise storage platforms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Education:
Bachelor s degree preferred; equivalent professional experience accepted

Nice to Have

• Experience with infrastructure automation (Ansible, scripting)
• Exposure to containerization or Kubernetes (e.g., Tomcat in containers)
• Experience supporting Spring Boot or Java microservices platforms
• Familiarity with observability tools (e.g., Splunk, ELK, Prometheus)