This nationwide insurance industry leader has an immediate 6+ month contract-to-hire opportunity for a TIBCO Middleware Engineer. Can work 100% remotely from anywhere in the United States but must be able to travel to the corporate office on an as-needed basis for possibly a week at times during the contract to hire period. All travel must be pre-approved and travel, hotel, and meals will be reimbursed.

The corporate enterprise integration platform is built with TIBCO (BusinessWorks (5.X & 6.X), EMS, Admin, TEA), Java, SQL, Apache, general web services integration practices, and mainframe integrations.

Requirements:

•   College degree in computer science or other technical field required or equivalent work experience.
•   2-4+ years experience as a Middleware Engineer utilizing TIBCO (BusinessWorks (5.X & 6.X), EMS, Admin, TEA).
•   Advanced knowledge of software development lifecycle and project lifecycle principles.
•   Advanced knowledge of middleware platform(s), cloud architecture, and/or advanced knowledge of scripting tools and protocols.
•   2-4 years of experience in analysis, developing and writing code.
•   Development lifecycle projects involving middleware/integrations.
•   Effective communication in a professional manner to business partners, and external resources/vendors.
•   Prefer knowledge and experience with Java, SQL, Apache, general web services integration practices, and/or mainframe integrations.

This mid-level position requires someone that is capable of operating autonomously on many development and maintenance activities. Responsibilities include:

•   Assisting with development by gathering information, performing analysis, and eliciting the details of user requirements in discussions with users.
•   Completing design, documentation, development, testing and debugging tasks working within a team.
•   Supporting integration solutions by fixing problems, making enhancements, and collaborating with other support areas.
•   Working with others, providing feedback and guidance to less experienced staff.
•   Promoting integration best practices, standards, principles, and patterns.
•   Assisting with compliance-related activities, including research and resolution.
•   Maintaining middleware platform, including upgrade, enhancements, and patches.
•   Diagnosing and resolving system problems.
•   Ensuring integration performance, reliability, and quality.
•   Working closely with DevOps to drive system stability through CI/CD implementations.
•   Driving innovation through research of new technology, existing technology, and process improvement, asking ‘how can we do it better'.
•   Working on POCs for help determining best path forward with Growth and Run initiatives.
•   Helping plan and execute the enterprise service portfolio management strategy.
•   Working across departmental lines to improve HM development capabilities.
•   Working cross-functionally to assist with problem solving and project plan activities.