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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Middleware Engineer - **Company:** Matlen Silver - **Location:** Chandler, AZ, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $124,800.0 - $145,600.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Application Lifecycle Management, Application Packaging, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, Middleware, Github, WildFly (JBoss AS), Python (Programming Language), Open Source Technology, OpenShift, Ansible, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Delivery Pipeline, Kubernetes Helm Charts, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Deployment Automation, Terraform, Jenkins - **Published:** July 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2889ddeb7014defe ## About the Role The ideal candidate will have experience engineering middleware products into reusable, enterprise-ready software packages that can be deployed consistently across Kubernetes and OpenShift environments. This role focuses on software packaging, automation, Infrastructure-as-Code, and cloud-native application delivery., * 5+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise middleware technologies. * Strong experience packaging and engineering middleware software for enterprise environments. * Hands-on experience with one or more middleware platforms including: * Apache HTTP Server * Apache Tomcat * JBoss EAP * Experience containerizing middleware applications for: * Kubernetes * OpenShift * Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience using: * Terraform * Ansible * Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation. * Experience with Helm charts and ArgoCD for Kubernetes application deployment. * Experience working with at least one major cloud platform: * AWS * Azure * GCP * Strong understanding of container technologies and cloud-native application deployment. * Experience building reusable deployment packages rather than simply administering middleware environments. Preferred Qualifications * Python scripting or development experience for automation and tooling. * Experience developing internal platform products or engineering reusable middleware frameworks. * Knowledge of GitOps methodologies. * Experience working with enterprise platform engineering teams. * Familiarity with software lifecycle management and release engineering. Technical Environment * Middleware: Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, JBoss EAP * Containers: Kubernetes, OpenShift * Automation: Ansible, Terraform * CI/CD: ArgoCD, Helm, Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI * Cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP * Languages: Python (nice to have) Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate is a software engineer with middleware expertise, not a traditional middleware administrator or operations engineer. They should be comfortable taking open-source middleware products, customizing and packaging them into enterprise-ready solutions, and automating deployments across modern container platforms using Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD best practices. Python experience is a plus but not required. ## Description We are seeking a Middleware Software Engineer to join our engineering team responsible for building, packaging, and delivering enterprise middleware solutions for containerized platforms. 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