Middleware Infrastructure Engineer (With DevOps)

Overview In this role you will support the Web Middleware Tech Team to onboard new apps and manage CI/CD processes. You will containerize applications with OpenShift and leverage AWS to manage infrastructure, while ensuring security and lifecycle management of SSL certificates. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy, monitor, and optimize middleware services, focusing on reliability and performance. This contract-to-hire opportunity emphasizes hands-on work with OpenShift, CI/CD tooling, and cloud platforms to enable scalable, secure deployments. ResponsibilitiesOnboard new applications using Chef and CI/CD pipelines and manage SSL certificate lifecyclesRepair Tomcat-related issues in collaboration with development teamsDesign, develop, and deploy apps using Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, and GitLab within CI/CD pipelinesOrchestrate middleware software installation and configuration for seamless integrationContainerize applications with OpenShift to enable portability and scalingLeverage AWS cloud services to support infrastructureManage SSL certificate creation, renewal, retention, and revocationApply security patches to servers to mitigate vulnerabilitiesCollaborate with various teams to propose solutions and address technical issuesDefine and monitor performance standards for middleware systemsModify software to fix errors and improve performanceMonitor systems to ensure conformance with specificationsStore, retrieve, and analyze data to assess system capabilities and requirements Key requirementsVersion control experience (Atlassian Bitbucket, GitHub)Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift)Application servers (IBM WebSphere, Apache Tomcat, Redhat JBoss EAP)Configuration management and IaC (Chef, Terraform, Puppet, Ansible)Cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)Build/dependency management (Jenkins, Maven, Gradle)Streaming platform (Apache Kafka)CI/CD experience (Ansible)Operating systems and scripting (RHEL, Bash, JavaScript, Python)Collaborative mindsetProblem-solving and solution-focusedCross-team communicationOpenShiftDockerKubernetes