Associate Principal, Software Engineering: Middleware

What You'll Do:

Provide subject matter expertise for implementation and ongoing support of Middleware integration technologies in production, non-production legacy and container-based environments. 

Work under general supervision; typically reports to a project leader or manager.  Provide technical expertise to Middleware staff. Manage day to day activities when called upon.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily.

• Install, configure and maintain 3rd party software components classified as middleware on multiple operating system platforms.

• Use subject matter expertise with products to advise on design and assist with development of applications using these tools. 

• Configure production, development and testing environments and ensure the availability of these application services

• Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins and Ansible

• Provide performance tuning of components and services

• Design disaster recovery solutions for middleware technologies to comply with business continuity objectives

• Resolve configuration related problems

• Resolve complex support issues in both production and non-production environments.

• Assist production support and development staff in debugging middleware application defects.

• Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to middleware products

• Participate in or lead moderately or high complex projects.

• Properly secure middleware technologies

• Advise on industry best practices as it relates to new product selection.

• Manage day to day activities of the middleware staff when called upon to do so.

• Management of Vulnerabilities, SORT’s, Password rotations and Certificate renewals

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.

• Excellent problem solving skills.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to multi-task and work with management to prioritize tasks.

• Demonstrate strong confidence in abilities and knowledge.

• Ability to work well in crisis situations.

• Ability to work under minimal supervision

• Flexibility to be on call as per team’ schedule

• Good written and oral communication skills.

• Demonstrate accountability and Transparency

• Ability to collaborate, cross train and maintain healthy team environment

Technical Skills:

• Expert understanding of:

  • Proxy /Reverse Proxy-oriented middleware (tools such as Apigee, Nginx, Apache in containers is a must)

  • Systems administration and change management practices

  • J2EE application services in containers and legacy systems

  • Message-oriented middleware (tools such as Kafka, MQ)

  • Internet / Web based technologies

  • ITLT Best Practices

  • Scripting and coding

  • Network technologies

  • CI/CD tools ( Strong on Ansible, Terraform and Cloud Formation)

  • Cloud native applications

  • Technologies used to support microservices (like RKE)

  • File transfer protocols including SFTP

  • Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)

  • Security controls as applied to software technologies.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in a related area

• 7-10 years of related experience with

  • Minimum 7 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment.

  • Minimum 3 supporting middleware technologies

Certificates or Licenses:

• Cloud certification a plus.

About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and