Oracle Middleware Engineer

Location: Chantilly, Virginia (Onsite)

About the role

The Middleware Engineer is responsible for implementing, administering, monitoring, and troubleshooting middleware platforms that enable application integration, API delivery, messaging, and identity/access flows. This role partners with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure middleware services across development, test, and production environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement, administer, and monitor middleware platforms.
• Troubleshoot issues across application, JVM, network, and TLS layers.
• Partner with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams.
• Deliver reliable, scalable, and secure middleware services.
• Maintain clear documentation and operational rigor.
• Utilize an automation-first approach to tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 3-6+ years of experience in middleware, platform engineering, or application operations.
• Strong Linux/Unix administration skills and scripting (bash; Python preferred).
• Experience administering at least one middleware stack (application server, messaging platform, API gateway, or integration runtime).
• Oracle Middleware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Application servers: WebLogic/Fusion Middleware/Analytics server; clustering and load balancing.
• Messaging/streaming: Java Message Service (JMS); schema registry and consumer lag concepts.
• API management: Apigee/Kong/MuleSoft/WSO2; API security policies and rate limiting.
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift; service mesh basics (Istio/Linkerd).
• Observability: Splunk/ELK, Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace/AppDynamics.
• Cloud: AWS/Azure/GCP/OCI; managed messaging/API services experience.

About the company

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Benefits

• Supplemental benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) and 401K with company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on the HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• On-demand training program, access to certification prep, and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars after 6+ months of tenure.
• Certification discounts and perks for associations including CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and a certified Career Coach.