Manulife

Financial Services

SeniorMiddlewareEngineer

$2200–3500k ~AI est. Philippines FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Middleware Engineer at Manulife. Skills: Middleware platforms, Solutions engineering, Cloud migration, Azure services. Design middleware solutions. Implement middleware solutions”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Advanced troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years experience in middleware engineering, Experience in middleware platforms, Experience with Azure, Experience with other cloud platforms

Nice to Have

DevOps and CI/CD exposure, Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), Azure certifications

What You'll Do.

Design middleware solutions

Implement middleware solutions

Optimize middleware platforms

Partner with application teams

Partner with infrastructure teams

Partner with DevOps teams

Define integration patterns

Define platform strategies

Evaluate middleware technologies

Recommend middleware technologies

Recommend middleware frameworks

Recommend architecture patterns

Act as L3 escalation point

Perform root cause analysis

Implement permanent fixes

Drive proactive problem management

Improve platform stability

Engineer middleware platforms

Optimize middleware platforms

Implement high availability

Implement disaster recovery

Implement performance tuning

Lead cloud migration strategies

Support cloud migration strategies

Design cloud-native solutions

Implement cloud-native solutions

Implement security practices

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Application teams; Infrastructure teams; DevOps teams

Full Job Description

The L3 Middleware Engineer (Solutions Engineering) is a senior technical role responsible for designing, engineering, and optimizing middleware platforms that support enterprise applications. This role focuses on solutions engineering, advanced troubleshooting (L3), and driving modernization initiatives across cloud environments. **Position Responsibilities:** **Solutions Engineering & Architecture** * Design and implement scalable, secure, and highly available middleware solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards * Partner with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to define integration patterns and platform strategies * Lead solution design for application onboarding, modernization, and cloud migration initiatives * Evaluate and recommend middleware technologies, frameworks, and architecture patterns **Advanced Support (L3) & Problem Resolution** * Act as L3 escalation point for complex middleware incidents and performance issues * Perform deep root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes * Drive proactive problem management and platform stability improvements **Platform Engineering & Optimization** * Engineer and optimize middleware platforms across cloud (Azure) and on-prem environments * Implement high availability, disaster recovery, and performance tuning strategies **Cloud & Modernization** * Lead and support cloud migration strategies (On-Prem to Azure IaaS/PaaS) * Design and implement cloud-native middleware solutions using Azure services **Security & Governance** * Implement security practices (TLS, certificate lifecycle, patching, hardening) * Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies **Required Qualifications:** * 7+ years experience in middleware engineering * Strong experience in middleware platforms (WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat, IIS) * Strong experience with Azure and/or other cloud platforms (API Management, Service Bus, App Services) * Knowledge of integration patterns and cloud migration * Background on applica

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