Senior Middleware Cloud Architect
First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. Smart IMS scores B on the Alion truth index.
Executive Summary
Smart IMS Inc provides Digital technology & Cloud transformation services, Application & Infrastructure Management Services, Unified Communications and Insurance implementation services to customers across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific regions. As the trusted technology and business partner of leading MNCs, including Global Investment Banks, Smart IMS is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Oracle Platinum Partner and AWS MSP Partner.
We are looking to hire a Senior Middleware Cloud Architect in Singapore to support our client which is a leading global investment bank.
• Architect, standardise and govern enterprise application server platforms using MW products IBM WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Liberty, WebSphere MQ, IBM HTTP Server (IHS), WebLogic, JBoss , Apache and Tomcat.
• Define patching and fix-pack standards that minimise downtime and keep platforms current and secure.
• Middleware installation and configuration standards for core critical banking application server environments.
• Provide L3 escalation support for complex integration, JVM performance and Middleware infrastructure issues.
• Lead the design and evolution of a middleware self-service portal giving application teams secure, UI/API-based access to common tasks.
• Own SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management (Venafi, BladeLogic), including coordination with third-party certificate authorities to prevent service impact.
• Lead vulnerability assessment and remediation of web and application servers in coordination with information security teams.
• Support infrastructure operations (patching, certificates, DR) for payment and messaging systems
• Define the observability and monitoring strategy using tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace for proactive detection of platform and application issues.
• Scripting skills (Shell) and working knowledge of networking, load balancers and firewalls.
• Experience with Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Solid understanding of SSL/TLS, PKI and certificate lifecycle tooling.
• Strong experience with Terraform, Ansible automation.
Skills
Terraform, Splunk, implementing monitoring tools, IBM Websphere Application Server, Architect, Patch Management, JBoss, WebLogic, Certificate Management, Multitasking, Messaging Services, Networking, Middleware Infrastructure, Lead implementation, Ansible, Shell