Middleware Engineer

API & Integration Development: Design, implement, and manage APIs using IBM API Connect; build and orchestrate integration flows in IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE). Work on new projects and Internal CRs Messaging & Middleware: Configure and optimize IBM MQ and ActiveMQ messaging solutions. other toolkits as well like DB node, Kafka node, HTTP node,etc. Transaction Logging & Tracing: Implement auditing and tracing for transparency, compliance, and root cause analysis. Security & Governance: Enforce authentication, authorization, and data security policies (OAuth2, JWT, TLS, SAML). Performance & Monitoring: Monitor runtimes, optimize performance, and troubleshoot integration issues. Automation & CI/CD: Automate build, deployment, and configuration management using DevOps toolchains (Jenkins, Urban Code, Azure DevOps). Support: Provide L1/L2 support for middleware and payment system incidents, including RCA and log analysis. Preferred candidate profile 5+ years of proven experience in middleware/integration engineering. Strong hands-on expertise with IBM API Connect, IBM App Connect Enterprise, IBM MQ, and ActiveMQ. Good understanding of data formats such as XML, Json etc. Well experienced in flow development, exception handling, ACE IDE etc. Knowledge of REST/SOAP, JMS, MQTT, AMQP, event-driven architecture. Scripting and automation (Python, Shell, PowerShell). Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift. Good understanding and experience of common operating systems such as Windows,, Linux, AIX etc. Proven experience of working in cloud environment. Soft skills: problem solving techniques, analytical thinking, attention to details, familiarity with business / banking language, good interpersonal skills etc. Graduate in IT or equivalent