Job Title: RQ09254 - Middleware Specialist - Senior
Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Work Location: 49 Place d'Armes Kingston or 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid
Estimated Start Date: 2025-06-02
Estimated End Date: 2026-03-13
Business Days: 207.00
Extension: 64.00
Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: CRJMC
Must haves:
8+ years’ experience with COTS based Business Automation and Case Management solutions (ie: IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation)
8+ years’ experience with business process management and case management automation software suites
Experience in structured, agile and DevOp methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications.
Integration of service API’s and micro-services to existing or new web services.
Description
Responsibilities:
Provide planning, consulting, technical analysis, design, deployment, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades and daily support of middleware products
General Skills:
Experience with web and applications tier servers
Experience with message brokers
Experience with messaging services
Experience with adapters
Experience with development framework/technologies
Experience in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning, system optimization and administration, as well as experience with application development
Experience with change management and release management as processes supporting the implementation of large applications
Experience with incident and problem management processes
Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications
Experience producing design artefacts, code, configurations, scripts, and test cases
Ability to analyze the results from functional, security, load-and-stress testing and resolve reported issues
Ability to analyze and solve data integrity, security, configuration and recovery issues
Assess and test Change Requests (CRQ) with technical content and updating as necessary
Ability to participate in release promotions/implementations
Experience with middleware and gateways
Experience on application monitoring and support
A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Desirable Skills:
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and
Knowledge of portal services
Knowledge of GO-PKI Security or similar public/private key Infrastructure
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Experience conducting system and application monitoring and performance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards
Experience sustaining large application implementations based on the following technology products:
Windows Internet Information Server (IIS)
IBM HTTP Server, Apache
IBM WebSphere
IBM Cognos Analytics
IBM Business Automation Workflow
Oracle Database 19c (and later)
Oracle Director Server Enterprise Edition
Oracle Siebel
Oracle Identity Manager / Oracle Internet Directory
Oracle Analytics Server
Oracle Intelligent Advisor
Informatica PowerCentre
CTRL-M Workload Automation
Nagios, Prometheus, DynaTrace, Grafana, SiteScope and other monitoring tools
ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana
Solaris, Windows, AIX and Linux (e.g., Red Hat Ent Linux)
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Technical Skills
8+ years’ experience with COTS based Business Automation and Case Management solutions (ie: IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation)
8+ years’ experience with business process management and case management automation software suites
7+ years’ experience in Java based development utilizing a combination of WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower and associated Web technologies including JavaScript and JSP
5+ years’ experience in integration of Open Source Software (OSS) products into new and existing systems
Experience in development and design of new mid-tier applications or enhancement to existing ones in a DevOPS focused environment
Preparation of automated deployment builds (Jenkins)
Experience in structured, agile and DevOp methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications.
Experience with one or more platforms, including the operating system, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gateways
Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume public facing programs
Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones
Integration of service API’s and micro-services to existing or new web services.
Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
Ability to write programs that are modular, well-structured, and easy to maintain
Demonstrated success writing system design and implementation documents
Experience with, and understanding of, relational databases (DB2, Oracle, MS-SQL)
Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs
Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of modules
Participate in business requirements walkthroughs
Conduct/participate in design walkthroughs
Conduct/participate in testing walkthroughs
50%
Analytical Skills
Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients
Experience adopting and adhering to unified I&IT project management methodologies (waterfall, agile and DevOps) enterprise architecture and gating frameworks, and standard systems development methodologies.
Respond to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents with proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience
35%
Communications Skills
Strong verbal and written communications skills.
Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.
A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
Demonstrated success in working productively with business clients, developers, and technical specialists such as DBAs, web administrators, etc.
15%
