• The Middleware Engineer will independently evaluate, design and engineer the middleware products and assist in integration of client facing applications into the customer\'s environment.
• Should have the ability to influence project decisions and make decisions for assigned projects based on established strategy.
• Prepare status and informational reports for presentation to senior management.
• Provide expert level complex, high-level technical solutions for the applications and carry out complex assignments requiring the development of new and/or improved techniques and procedures.
• Develop documentation and standards for use by the organization.

• Middleware Product Design and Standards Development
• Strategic design, engineer, enhancements, for enterprise middleware products supporting trading and client services
• Middleware product lifecycle management
• Research, evaluate and test new middleware products and/or technologies
• Implement Proof of Concepts and assist in selecting middleware products
• Proactively integrate tactical & strategic business initiatives with TDA enterprise environment
• Guide the growth and strategic planning of the TDA application infrastructure
• Develop standards on middleware deployment methodologieso Propose, design, and implement enhancements and additions to current environment
• Develop best practices and standards for various middleware products
• Develop solutions/tools for middleware product upgrades and patching
• Mentor fellow engineers on technical issues, standards and procedures
• Continuous Improvemento Assist in the growth and strategic planning of the middleware products and technology solutions
• Manage continuous improvement of delivery, and operational practices
• Manage middleware product(s) lifecycle strategieso Manages engineering and operational service metrics with actionable plans to improve operational efficiency, enhance service quality/SLA, and optimize delivery
• Middleware product license management
• Develop and manage tools to monitor and ensure compliance with the software licenses
• Ensure to track the software licenses for the middleware products and conduct forecast analysis
• Building support tools and automation
• Develop and manage tools to support product automation
• Develop scripts to automate middleware administration task ( Ex â?? failover, patching )
• Develop and manage middleware performance tuning tools
• Complianceo Ensures compliance with established industry rules, regulations and best practices
• Ensure compliance with TD Ameritrade policies and procedures

Technical Experience:

• Good understanding of Iaas, PaaS related disciplines
• Cloud computing experience: AWS, Pivotal PCF, Docker, other IaaS or PaaS solutions
• Good hands in experience on building middleware infrastructure for J2EE applications using tcSever, tomcat and Jboss, WebSpehere is a plus.
• Experience with messaging products like IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, Tibco EMS
• Strong requirements planning and project implementation skills and be able to work with internal technical staff and outside contractors to deliver results
• Strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of all critical Production Support processes
• Strong Java knowledge and experience.
• Strong understanding of OpenStack and Cloud technologies.
• Strong experience in Middleware design and analysis and tuning applications.
• JEE Application servers :Tomcat, tcServer, Node.JS, WebSphere
• JMS, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ
• Apache Web Server, IBM HTTP Server
• Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP and networking.
• Strong working expertise in Unix scripting ( Shell, Perl, Python, Jython )

• Excellent oral and written communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• Must demonstrate the ability to lead, motivate, and develop associates
• Must be extremely flexible due to the changing priority of project initiatives
• Must possess superior interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills
• Must have great attention to detail in planning and documentation
• Must be able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
• 4 Year College Degree
• Military education or experience may be considered in lieu of civilian requirements listed.
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