Middleware Integration Specialist

Middleware Integration Specialist — Lead II - Enterprise Solutions

Overview

Who We Are Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

Who We Are

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you’ll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are

UST is searching for a Middleware Integration Specialist who will apply technical skills to design, build and automate middleware platforms both on-premises and cloud.

The Opportunity

• Hybrid: In office/remote
• Coordinate signoffs for non-functional requirement testing with development and business teams.
• Maintain a 360-degree view of applications and their underlying middleware and infrastructure components.
• Produce reusable infrastructure and middleware design patterns for future reference and refresh existing ones on a regular basis.
• Support vendor / vendor technology onboarding following best practices and security blueprints.
• Adopt, build and rollout new technology stacks for NFRT for cloud-based and on-prem applications.
• Automate daily support functions, improve system stability, support hygiene initiatives and deliver innovation that creates efficiency and consistency.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What You Need

• Strong infrastructure knowledge in Linux / Unix, Storage and Networking
• Hands-on experience with load balancers, web servers (Apache / Nginx), application servers (Tomcat) to include application integration, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Expert level scripting skills using Python (mandatory) and Shell
• Familiar with IT Automation & Config Management tools (Ansible / Helm)
• Experience with source control and continuous integration / continuous delivery pipelines (Jenkins, Artifactory, Flux)
• Familiar with security hardening concepts for hosting applications or middleware, including transport encryption, modern single sign-on authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Basic operational knowledge of RDBMS and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Cloud platforms (Azure or AWS), Docker/Podman containers, Kubernetes / OpenShift
• Prior experience managing large web-based n-tier applications in secure environments on cloud
• Desired / Nice to have skills
• Hands-on experience with graph databases (GraphDB, Stardog, Neptune) and knowledge of SPARQL query language.
• Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, Airflow
• Exposure and experience in open-source Observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry and Loki)
• Identity management protocols like OIDC / OAuth, SAML, LDAP integration
• Exposure to Big Data platforms like Hadoop / ELK Stack
• Capacity planning and performance tuning of applications and middleware platforms
• A system architecture / developer work experience
• 7 plus years in a similar role of hands-on application / middleware specialist.
• Prior experience of working in a global financial organization is an advantage

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Quebec

Compensation Range: $104,000-$130,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage. Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year). They and their dependents residing in Canada are eligible for Supplemental Healthcare coverage, as well as Company-paid Employee Only basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage. Part-time regular and temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year). All Canadian employees who work in a province, territory or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What We Believe

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human-centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

An Equal Opportunity Workplace, Free of Discrimination and Harassment

At UST, we strive to provide a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We are an equal opportunity employer and employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. Our Human Rights Policy further illustrates our stand on this. We are committed to following fair employment practices that provide equal opportunities to all employees. We do not discriminate or allow harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected status. At UST, we value diversity and believe that a diverse workplace builds a competitive advantage.

Un lieu de travail à égalité des chances, sans Discrimination et harcèlement

Chez UST, nous nous efforçons de fournir un environnement de travail exempt de discrimination et de harcèlement. Nous sommes un employeur garantissant l'égalité des chances et des décisions en matière d'emploi sont basés sur le mérite et les besoins de l'entreprise. Notre politique en matière de droits de l'homme illustre notre position à ce sujet. Nous nous engageons à respecter un emploi équitable des pratiques qui offrent des chances égales à tous les employés. Nous ne faisons pas discriminer ou permettre le harcèlement sur la base de la race, de la couleur, de la religion, du handicap, genre, origine nationale, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, expression de genre, âge, les informations génétiques, statut militaire ou tout autre statut légalement protégé. Chez UST, nous valorisons la diversité et pensons qu'un lieu de travail diversifié crée un avantage compétitif.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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Spécialiste en intégration de middleware

Lead II - Solutions d'entreprise

Qui sommes-nous ?

Née dans l'ère numérique, UST transforme des vies grâce à la puissance de la technologie. Nous accompagnons nos clients et partenaires en intégrant l'innovation et l'agilité dans toutes leurs activités. Nous les aidons à créer des expériences transformatrices et des solutions centrées sur l'humain pour un monde meilleur.

UST est un groupe animé par une mission, composé de plus de 29 000 personnes pragmatiques et créatives dans plus de 30 pays. Nos équipes entrepreneuriales ont les moyens d'innover, d'agir avec agilité et de créer un impact durable pour nos clients, leurs propres clients et les communautés dans lesquelles nous vivons.

Avec nous, vous créerez un impact illimité qui transformera votre carrière et la vie de personnes à travers le monde.

Rendez-vous sur UST.com.

Vous Êtes

UST recherche un spécialiste en intégration de middleware qui mettra à profit ses compétences techniques pour concevoir, construire et automatiser des plateformes middleware sur site et dans le cloud.

L'opportunité

• Hybride : au bureau/à distance
• Coordonner les validations pour les tests des exigences non fonctionnelles avec les équipes de développement et commerciales.
• Maintenir une vue à 360 degrés des applications et de leurs composants middleware et infrastructure sous-jacents.
• Produire des modèles de conception d'infrastructure et de middleware réutilisables pour référence future et actualiser régulièrement ceux existants.
• Soutenir l'intégration des technologies des fournisseurs/vendeurs conformément aux meilleures pratiques et aux plans de sécurité.
• Adopter, créer et déployer de nouvelles piles technologiques pour NFRT pour les applications basées sur le cloud et sur site.
• Automatiser les fonctions de support quotidiennes, améliorer la stabilité du système, soutenir les initiatives d'hygiène et apporter des innovations qui créent efficacité et cohérence.

Cette description de poste identifie les responsabilités et les tâches généralement associées à l'exercice de la fonction. D'autres fonctions essentielles pertinentes peuvent être requises.

Ce Dont Vous Avez Besoin

• Solides connaissances en infrastructure Linux/Unix, stockage et réseaux
• Expérience pratique des équilibreurs de charge, des serveurs web (Apache/Nginx) et des serveurs d'applications (Tomcat), y compris l'intégration, la configuration et le dépannage d'applications.
• Compétences de niveau expert en scripting avec Python (obligatoire) et Shell
• Familiarité avec les outils d'automatisation informatique et de gestion de configuration (Ansible/Helm)
• Expérience avec le contrôle de source et les pipelines d'intégration continue / de livraison continue (Jenkins, Artifactory, Flux)
• Familiarité avec les concepts de renforcement de la sécurité pour l'hébergement d'applications ou de middleware, y compris le chiffrement des