Original job description
Job Title: Lead Middleware Platform Architect
Location: Montreal, QC (4x onsite a week)
Employment Type: Contract
Pay Rate: CAD$50/HR INC
Interview Type: Face 2 Face (Onsite Interview Only)
Job Description
We are looking for a Lead Middleware Platform Architect to lead the design, implementation, automation, and operationalization of a next-generation data and RDF platform for a global financial institution.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience building and managing enterprise platforms, driving production readiness, implementing infrastructure automation, and supporting highly regulated environments.
This role will play a critical part in designing and deploying middleware capabilities, enabling observability, resiliency, security, and platform scalability across multiple environments.
Key Responsibilities
Lead platform architecture and implementation activities for RDF and middleware platforms.
Design and implement automation for provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and support.
Partner with infrastructure, security, and development teams to onboard platforms.
Drive observability, logging, monitoring, and operational excellence initiatives.
Develop production runbooks, disaster recovery procedures, and support models.
Support production readiness reviews and go-live activities.
Collaborate with third-party vendors on configuration and optimization activities.
Mentor engineering teams on platform best practices.
Required Skills
10+ years of platform engineering, middleware engineering or infrastructure engineering experience.
Strong Linux administration experience.
Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift or similar container platforms.
Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools.
Strong scripting skills using Python, Shell, or similar technologies.
Experience supporting mission-critical production environments.
Strong understanding of security and resiliency principles.
Preferred Skills
RDF Triple Store experience.
Graph database technologies.
Financial Services or Banking domain experience.
Cloud platform exposure.
What Success Looks Like
Successfully delivers production-ready platform environments.
Establishes automation-first operational practices.
Implements observability and resiliency standards.
Enables development teams through stable platform services.
Disclaimer: AI tools may assist in the recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by the recruitment team based on a comprehensive evaluation of candidates.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, implementation, automation, and operationalization of RDF and middleware platforms, including provisioning, deployment, monitoring, and production readiness. Collaborate with infrastructure, security, development teams, and vendors to establish observability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and operational best practices.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of platform, middleware, or infrastructure engineering experience, strong Linux administration and scripting skills, and experience with container platforms and infrastructure automation. Candidates should also have experience supporting mission-critical production environments and a strong understanding of security and resiliency; RDF, graph databases, financial services, and cloud experience are preferred.
Skills
- Platform Architecture
- Middleware Engineering
- Linux Administration
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Infrastructure As Code
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Monitoring And Observability
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Production Support
- Security
- Resiliency
- RDF Triple Stores
- Graph Databases
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Technology
- Software
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
Keywords
- RDF Platform
- Middleware
- Platform Architecture
- Platform Engineering
- Linux
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Infrastructure As Code
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Monitoring
- Observability
- Logging
- Automation
- Production Readiness
- Disaster Recovery
- Runbooks
- Security
- Resiliency
- Graph Databases
- RDF Triple Stores
- Financial Services
- Banking
- Cloud Platforms
- Mission-Critical Production Environments
