Senior Middleware Engineer

Join our team as a Senior Middleware Engineer!Yes, you can! That's our attitude towards our work, ambitions, ideas, and relationships. We at Luminor believe that anyone has the potential to achieve big things and encourage everyone to achieve them, professionally and personally. Whoever you are and whatever your role is, with Luminor, you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a local banking champion. Role Overview: The Senior Middleware Engineer will be responsible for the administration, maintenance, and support of Luminor messaging solutions.

This role involves ensuring the reliability, availability, performance, and security of the middleware infrastructure, supporting business applications, and participating in strategic initiatives such as cloud migration and system modernization. What You Will Do: Install, configure, and maintain IBM MQ, IBM Message Broker (MB), IBM ACE and SonicMQ environments, including Queue Managers, Clients, and Brokers. Perform version upgrades, apply fix packs, and manage patching cycles according to best practices and security requirements. Monitor system performance metrics, message throughput, and latency. Identify performance bottlenecks and implement tuning adjustments.

Provide expert-level troubleshooting for middleware-related issues, including connectivity problems, message delivery failures, and performance degradation. Monitor resource utilization and forecast future capacity needs. Design and implement scalable solutions to meet growing business demands. Develop, implement, test, and maintain disaster recovery procedures for the middleware environment. Participate in regular DR testing exercises. Implement and manage security configurations, including TLS/SSL for channels, Channel Authentication Rules (CHLAUTH), and Object Authority Manager (OAM). Manage certificates and keystores for secure communication. Act as a primary point of contact for application teams regarding middleware connectivity and messaging issues.

Interface with IBM support for problem resolution and technical guidance. Participate in the planning, design, and execution of migrating IBM MQ/MB workloads to cloud environments. Contribute to initiatives involving the deployment and management of middleware in containerized environments (e. g. , Docker, Kubernetes). Manage and support other middleware technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and IBM DataPower. Ensure seamless integration and interoperability between different middleware platforms. What We Expect: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Minimum of 2 years of experience in middleware engineering, with a focus on IBM MQ and IBM MB.

Technical Skills: Proficiency in IBM MQ and IBM MB administration. Experience with RHEL or other Unix/Linux operating systems. Knowledge of cloud platforms (e. g. , AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (e. g. , Docker, Kubernetes). Strong understanding of network protocols and security configurations. Experience with additional middleware technologies such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and IBM DataPower. Soft Skills: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and collaboration abilities. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Fluent English is required in spoken and written communication due to working on the Pan-Baltic level What We Offer: Flexibility.

Flexible working hours, Hybrid work, and the possibility to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK (in total 90 days per year) International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders, where people value challenging work together with good humor and having fun More vacation. Additional weeks of vacation are available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposesPaid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military training.

Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military training every year Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after the first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states, as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without a doctor's note needed Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help you feel good and be productive at work and in life Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, workshops, conferences, online training, etc. Special Offer for Luminor products & services.

Enjoy special offers & pricing for products and services provided by Luminor Gross salary. 3400 - 6100 EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies The application deadline is the 31st of August. We are looking for a candidate primarily already located within the Baltics. Please apply with your CV in English and PDF format!Luminor is the leading independent bank in the Baltics and the third-largest provider of financial services in our region. We serve the financial needs of individuals, families, and companies.

Just like our home markets of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania we are young, dynamic, and forward looking. Luminor has a strong and capable team that is committed to achieving our strategic objectives. We are dedicated to supporting sustainable growth in the Baltic region by providing a long-term commitment to businesses and individuals.