SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group. Headquartered in Tokyo and with a 400-year history, SMBC Group offers a diverse range of financial services, including banking, leasing, securities, credit cards, and consumer finance. The Group has more than 130 offices and 80,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) is the holding company of SMBC Group, which is one of the three largest banking groups in Japan. SMFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York (NYSE: SMFG) stock exchanges.

In the Americas, SMBC Group has a presence in the US, Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Peru. Backed by the capital strength of SMBC Group and the value of its relationships in Asia, the Group offers a range of commercial and investment banking services to its corporate, institutional, and municipal clients. It connects a diverse client base to local markets and the organization’s extensive global network. The Group’s operating companies in the Americas include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., SMBC Capital Markets, Inc., SMBC MANUBANK, JRI America, Inc., SMBC Leasing and Finance, Inc., Banco Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro S.A., and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co., Ltd.

This is a hybrid role, requiring the successful candidate to attend our Tralee office.
Weekend and on call support will be required on a rotational basis.

Role Description

SMBC is seeking a Middleware platform engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, implementing, and documenting Java/J2EE Middleware platform implementation. This candidate should be able to install and administer various Java/J2EE Middleware platforms/applications and provide ongoing support.

Also provide support on technical issues requiring in-depth debugging and expertise in production software applications. Identify and implement the necessary components of the technology stack, monitoring tools, automation solutions and collaborative platforms essential to successfully run applications on middleware platform. This role will report to the Vice President of Application Production Support.

Role Objectives: Delivery

The candidate for the Java middleware engineer position will be responsible for supporting existing and future Java middleware platforms used by SMBC.
Work as part of a global team across Americas and Europe.
Experience in translating business technical requirements into Java application design.
Install and patch WebSphere application server, IBM Liberty server, JBoss, Tomcat etc.
Design, develop, document, and implement major product upgrades and migration processes.
Provide maintenance and support of the existing WebSphere application server and IBM Liberty server.
Extensive experience with containerization and microservices architecture, including designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications.
Hands on experience with Python and Shell scripting.
Experience with agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
Hands on experience with cloud platforms such as OpenShift, Azure, AWS.
Experienced in deploying solutions in High Availability (HA), Load Balancing Configurations
Eliminating single points of failure.
Troubleshooting and resolution of productions failures.
Performance tuning exercise to increase the productivity of applications.
Impact analysis for new implementations on existing systems and document back out plans for all implementations performed.
Excellent communication and organizational skills are expected.

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
5-7 years of experience with Java/J2EE Middleware application platforms
Strong cloud infrastructure experience.
Have experience in a similar position.
5-7 years of experience with Unix and Windows Operating Systems.
Experience with cloud-based technologies such as OpenShift, Azure, Kubernetes, or similar cloud-based technologies.
Experience with Oracle & SQL databases.
Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace.
Experience with Bash/Shell, Python, MQ, XML, Json, Complex flat files.
Experience with GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence
Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to demonstrate a self-motivated and disciplined approach to learning and working.
Ability to work in a team environment and demonstrate leadership skills when needed.
Possess a highly developed sense of personal accountability and follow-through with an ability to effectively prioritize multiple personal tasks, projects, and goals.

Additional Requirements

SMBC’s employees participate in a hybrid workforce model that provides employees with an opportunity to work from home, as well as, from an SMBC office. SMBC requires that employees live within a reasonable commuting distance of their office location. Prospective candidates will learn more about their specific hybrid work schedule during their interview process.

SMBC provides reasonable accommodations during candidacy for applicants with disabilities consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please let us know at accommodations@smbcgroup.com.

Middleware Platform Engineer

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