Middleware Administrator/Middleware Administrator Lead

Job Opportunity: Middleware Administrator/Middleware Administrator Lead

Location:
Metro Manila, Philippines

Experience:
4-8 years

Employment Type:
Full-time, Morning Shift, Onsite

NOTE: Only Filipino locals or PR holders can apply.

Role Overview

We are seeking experienced
Middleware Administrators and Leads
to manage and optimize our enterprise middleware ecosystem. The ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise in
Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM)
,
Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
, and
API Management
platforms, ensuring secure, scalable, and reliable integration across systems.

Key Responsibilities

Messaging & Event Streaming (Kafka, IBM MQ, Red Hat AMQ)

• Installation & Configuration:
  Install, configure, and manage middleware components including
  IBM MQ Queue Managers
  ,
  Kafka brokers/clusters
  (IBM Event Streams or Red Hat AMQ Streams on OpenShift), and
  Red Hat AMQ messaging brokers
  .
• Administration:
  Perform core administration tasks — create and maintain queues, topics, channels, listeners, pub/sub configurations, and access control lists (ACLs).
• Monitoring & Optimization:
  Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting to track system health, throughput, and latency. Tune systems for performance and scalability.
• Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to connectivity, message flow, and integration errors across middleware platforms.
• Security:
  Enforce security best practices — SSL/TLS setup, access control (e.g., OAM for MQ, SASL for Kafka), and identity integration.
• High Availability & Disaster Recovery:
  Design and implement HA/DR strategies, including MQ clustering and multi-broker Kafka deployments.

API Management (IBM API Connect - APIC)

• Administration:
  Install, configure, and maintain
  IBM API Connect (APIC)
  components — Management Server, Gateway (DataPower), Developer Portal, and Analytics.
• API Lifecycle Management:
  Oversee full API lifecycle from design to retirement, including versioning, deployment, and policy enforcement.
• Security:
  Implement and manage API security policies — OAuth, client credentials, rate limiting, and traffic control.
• Developer Portal Management:
  Configure and maintain portals for internal and external API consumers.
• Integration:
  Work with development teams to publish, secure, and monitor APIs via the APIC platform.

Automation & DevOps

• Scripting & Automation:
  Develop and maintain automation scripts (Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform) for configuration, deployment, patching, and operational tasks.
• CI/CD Integration:
  Integrate middleware and API configurations into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Containerization:
  Deploy and manage middleware within
  Docker
  and
  Kubernetes/Red Hat OpenShift
  environments (e.g., using Operators for AMQ/Kafka Streams and CP4I for IBM products).

Required Technical Skill Set

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in
  Middleware Administration
  , especially with
  MOM
  or
  EDA
  platforms.
• Deep expertise in
  Apache Kafka
  (or IBM Event Streams / Red Hat AMQ Streams).
• Strong experience with
  IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ)
  on Linux/UNIX and/or z/OS.
• Practical experience managing
  Red Hat AMQ (Broker/Interconnect)
  .
• Proven experience with
  IBM API Connect (APIC)
  implementation and operations.
• Solid proficiency in
  Linux/UNIX
  and
  shell scripting (Bash, Python)
  .
• Familiarity with
  DevOps tools
  — Git, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitLab CI.
• Working knowledge of
  network concepts
  (TCP/IP, Load Balancing, DNS, Firewalls).
• Excellent
  troubleshooting
  ,
  problem-solving
  , and
  communication
  skills.

Interested? Kindly send your CV here:

Looking forward to meeting you