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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Packet Analysis & Middleware Engineer - **Company:** Pure Products Inc. - **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** .NET Framework, Microsoft Windows, Apache ActiveMQ, Proxy Servers, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Computer Networks, Network Congestion, Domain Name System (DNS), Middleware, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), IBM WebSphere MQ, Internet Information Services (IIS), Network Packet, Python (Programming Language), Pcap, Linux System Administration, Network Connections, Routing, Packet Analyzer, Nginx, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Ansible, TCP/IP, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Tcpdump, Wireshark, Azure Service Bus, Datadog, Transport Layer Security, Load Balancing, HybridCloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Low Latency, Terraform, Splunk, Network Server, Appdynamics, Dynatrace, Servicenow - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/97c79795-5fdd-48eb-9180-e135b86d0ea2 ## About the Role * Five or more years of experience in packet analysis, network performance, middleware, infrastructure, or application support. * Strong hands-on experience reading and analyzing IP packets. * Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump, PCAP files, or comparable packet-analysis tools. * Understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, routing, ports, firewalls, proxies, and load balancers. * Ability to identify latency, packet loss, retransmissions, resets, and failed network connections. * Experience supporting at least one middleware or web-server technology, such as IBM MQ, Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS, .NET middleware, or Azure Service Bus. * Experience troubleshooting production incidents in Windows and/or Linux environments. * Ability to work on-site Monday through Friday. Preferred Qualifications * Experience with Datadog, NetBrain, LiveNX, Splunk, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics. * Azure or hybrid-cloud experience. * Experience with certificates, PKI, and secure communications. * PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform experience. * ServiceNow and regulated-industry experience. ## Description We are seeking an engineer with strong hands-on IP packet-analysis experience and a secondary background in enterprise middleware support. The primary focus is capturing, reading, and interpreting network traffic to troubleshoot application connectivity and performance issues., * Capture and analyze network traffic using Wireshark, tcpdump, or similar tools. * Read IP packets and analyze TCP handshakes, resets, retransmissions, packet loss, latency, timeouts, and connection failures. * Troubleshoot TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, authentication, load-balancing, firewall, proxy, and port-related issues. * Trace traffic across applications, servers, middleware, networks, and cloud services to isolate root cause. * Correlate packet captures with system logs, alerts, and performance data. * Support middleware platforms such as IBM MQ, Tomcat, Apache HTTP Server, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS, .NET middleware, or Azure Service Bus. * Install, configure, patch, upgrade, monitor, and troubleshoot middleware environments. * Support production incidents, service restoration, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. * Troubleshoot certificates, keystores, trust chains, messaging, and application-integration issues. * Maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting procedures, and operational runbooks. ## Related Videos - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for Q-Day](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100179-post-quantum-cryptography-preparing-for-q-day) - [This Is Not Your Father's .NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/967-this-is-not-your-father-s-net) - [Demystifying application networking in the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/675-demystifying-application-networking-in-the-cloud) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)