Middleware Consultant

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Randstad is on the lookout for a Middleware Consultant to be responsible for analysing, designing, implementing, maintaining and supporting effective and efficient enterprise application integration (EAI) solution for the client in alignment with Enterprise Architecture.

Responsibilities include:

Analysing Requirements

• Identifying opportunities within the organization where enterprise application integration solutions will deliver enhanced systems integration.
• Analysing business requirements, developing options and recommending EAI solutions to meet business and technical needs.
• In conjunction with stakeholders and business analysts, planning, coordinating and prioritising activities to determine the most immediate required focus for middleware solutions.

Designing Middleware Solution

• Designing the most appropriate middleware solution based on business requirements.
• Developing, testing, documenting and maintaining agreed middleware solution.
• Where necessary, coordinate design and development activities with external vendors.
• Designing and documenting procedures for the installation, operations and support of the client’s Middleware Environments.
• Ensuring the solution design adheres to ICT Strategy & Architecture enterprise architecture methodologies, strategies standards and advice.
• Ensuring projects adhere to the ICT Program Management Office project, financial, risk and change management methodologies and standards.
• Developing adaptors to access data from various applications.
• Seeking opportunities to re-use archived or existing data and metadata.

Implementing & Maintaining Middleware Solution

• Installing and building the client’s Middleware environments / components.
• Providing escalated middleware problem determination and resolution services.
• Analysing internal incidents and metrics for trends, highlighting any weaknesses in the middleware technical support procedures.
• Maintaining the currency of the client’s Middleware Technology at all times.
• Ensuring adherence to Middleware standards and operational framework.
• Applying and managing changes consistently across the client’s Middleware environments.
• Establishing, maintaining and communicating re-use library for adaptors.
• Managing the delivery of solutions undertaken both internally and through external service providers.
• Establishing, maintaining and communicating with the client’s metadata repositories.

To succeed in this role you have:

• Strong knowledge of all technical aspects of Middleware and the environment in which these technologies operate. Exposure to technical aspects of Enterprise Content Management and the environment in which these technologies operate
• Deep knowledge of all technical aspects of Middleware and the environment in which these technologies operate.
• Experienced in designing middleware solutions in a large, multiplatform environment operating a broad spectrum of diverse applications.
• Practical hands-on experience in EAI platform technology tools; especially Tibco, CA Layer7
• Good understanding of enterprise architecture.
• Well developed technical troubleshooting skills to quickly identify and resolve problems.
• Good communication and systems documentation skills.
• Tertiary level qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or equivalent industry experience.

If you believe you have the skills for the role, then don’t delay and apply now! Alternatively you can email Glenn Abadilla on [email protected] for more details.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.