Elevate Your IT Career!Are you a seasoned IT professional with top-notch skills in data communications and telecommunications technologies? If so, we have the perfect role for you! Join us as a Middleware Specialist, where you'll ensure our middleware environment is always up and running for both internal and external clients. This role involves on-call support and maintenance during off-peak hours (late nights, weekends). Our enterprise applications are mission-critical, requiring high availability, so you'll need to be available 24/7, 365 days a year.
Please note: The successful candidate must be available for occasional travel throughout Ontario.
Amendment: The posting date has been extended.
About the job
As a Middleware Specialist, you will:
• Provide technical consultation in the operation of all division application systems.
• Consult with and represent the division with internal and external stakeholders.
• Negotiate change management for the development and implementation of new systems as well as walking staff through new processes and performing system assurance and quality checks.
• Estimate project resources such as financial and human resources requirements.
• Provide group leadership to staff by assigning, reviewing and assessing work regularly.
• Provide emergency 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year support requirements.
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge
You have:
• Knowledge of infrastructure components such as Azure Cloud, DevOps, Application Gateway, Docker, Kubernetes, Pipelines, Firewalls, Network, and hardware architectures.
• Knowledge of the integration between middleware technology components hosted on the Standard Application Environment (SAE), Photocard, Information Warehouse (IW), and Photo Comparison Technology (PCT).
• Knowledge and experience in mainframe support, including configuring logical units for TN3270E and VTAM environments, managing IMS TM, ISPF, VTAM, and TN3270E, overseeing application transaction pipeline (TPIPE) connectivity, using Endevor, and executing batch jobs with JCL.
• Knowledge and experience in technologies such as Oracle WebLogic, IBM WebSphere, Siebel CRM, Siebel UCM (OCH), BIP, WebSphere BPM, OPA, PKI/DigiCert, WebFOCUS, Informatica, Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Directory Services, Terraform, Ansible, IIS, and Apache.
• Knowledge and experience in the day-to-day operations and support of enterprise systems and servers using industry-standard IT Service Management (ITSM) concepts, including the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
• Knowledge of information technology and engineering principles, including client-server and multi-tier technologies.
• Thorough understanding of system architectures, including technical, data, application, and network architectures.
• Knowledge of advancements in hardware and software products, as well as peripheral equipment, ensuring compatibility with evolving technology trends.
Communication & Interpersonal Skills
You have the ability to:
• Prepare reports, briefs, and papers related to systems management and database policies and standards.
• Write performance reports, including assessments of technical specifications and considerations.
• Interact with clients, explain technical solutions clearly, and deliver presentations to both management and technical teams.
• Present and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of proposals related to database and data communication strategies with senior managers, and to encourage support for the recommended approach.
• Discuss systems design with client groups and promote approach which facilitates achievement of information technology objectives.
Problem Solving and Analytical Skills
You have the ability to:
• Review and analyze systems management issues, concerns, and initiatives within cluster application environments.
• Identify and define multi-platform system integration problems, and coordinate complex resolution processes with service providers.
• Coordinate systems management functions by developing technical design features and evaluating alternatives.
Project Management Skills
You have:
• Knowledge of project task planning methodologies to plan, schedule, and implement both application and system releases.
• Ability to negotiate the provision of services or acquisition of hardware/software with vendors, within defined limits.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
What we offer
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for 29 ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions.
• flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs.
• many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups.
• comprehensive benefits that look after your holistic wellness needs
• base salary that aligns to market trends with scheduled salary progression
• a modern, friendly, and accessible physical work environment