Middleware Platform Engineer

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Job Summary: We are seeking a Platform Engineer with a focus on middleware to participate in key technological evolution projects and serve as a key enabler for development teams. Key Highlights: 1. Participate in technological evolution projects and middleware administration. 2. Collaborate closely with development teams for technology adoption. 3. Promote system automation and resilience. DESCRIPTION **Who Are We?** We are **Kairós**, a different kind of technology company. Yes, we help our clients tackle digital and methodological transformation challenges—but what truly defines us is **how we do it**: by putting people at the center. We have been recognized as a **Great Place To Work® company** since 2019—for the sixth consecutive year—and ranked **5th in 2024**. Our core values—**courage, empathy, innovation, and joy**—guide how we work every day. We are over 850 people (developers, data engineers, strategists…) and now looking for someone to join this brilliant and diverse team. At Kairós, you’re never just another number. We know you by name, care about your personal balance, and want you to grow with us. **Your Mission at Kairós** We are looking for a **Platform Engineer** with a focus on middleware to join our Tech discipline. Your mission will be to participate in key technological evolution projects—administering, implementing, and evolving our current ecosystem—with particular emphasis on *on\-premise* environments, facilitating platform adoption across the company. Here, you won’t just maintain infrastructure—you’ll be a key enabler for development teams, supporting them, providing assistance, and ensuring implementations follow ITOps best practices. Communication is critical in your role, as you’ll have opportunities to present and convince colleagues and managers about identified issues and innovative solutions. * **Evolution and Maintenance:** You will administer and evolve our current middleware ecosystem, ensuring proper use of tools and processes defined by the ITOps department. * **Team Enabler:** You will collaborate closely with development teams to guide and support them in adopting the middleware technologies under your responsibility. * **Best Practices:** You will understand and uphold architectural and middleware ecosystem usage best practices. * **Automation and Resilience:** You will create and promote automation of area-specific operations, enhancing the resilience of all team systems. * **Availability:** You will maintain critical production systems by participating in organized on-call shifts. **What Will Make You Successful** #### **Education and Experience (Must\-have)** * Minimum **3 years of demonstrable experience** in platform engineering and middleware-related projects. * Proven expertise and hands-on experience with: **Oracle Coherence, Oracle WebLogic, RabbitMQ, and Ansible**. * Solid experience in **process automation**. * Experience maintaining **production systems with on-call shifts**. * **B2 level English**. #### **Valuable Knowledge (Nice\-to\-have)** * Experience and/or knowledge of server and gateway ecosystems: **Tomcat, WSO2 Micro Integrator, WSO2 API Manager**. * Knowledge of connectivity and load balancers: **F5 LTMs/GTMs and Cloud Load Balancers**. * Understanding of **event-driven architectures** and messaging platforms such as **Confluent**. * Familiarity with in-memory databases like **Redis**. * Experience with cloud services from **AWS / Azure**, especially **MSK and EC2**. * Additional experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools: **Ansible / Terraform**. * Understanding and use of tools for **performance, load, and stability testing**. * Knowledge of **agile methodologies**. **Benefits That Make a Difference** **Meaningful Professional Growth** * Ongoing corporate training. * Free **English classes** in small groups. * Continuous mentoring and personalized support. * Participation in tech conferences, events, and communities. **Real Balance and Flexibility** * **23 vacation days** \+ December 24 and 31 off. * 1 day for professional events and **3 flexible conciliation days**. * **Hybrid model:** two days onsite at client offices (Pozuelo) and three days remote. **Personal Benefits and Well-being** * **Flexible compensation** (Cobee) for meals, transport, training, and childcare. * **Health insurance** with Cigna, Adeslas, or Sanitas. * **Wellness program** for emotional and psychological well-being. **\#TRY \#THINK \#FEEL \#ENJOY** At Kairós, we firmly believe in the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment where all employees feel valued and have the opportunity to reach their full potential—regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Apply now and join the Kairoseros and Kairoseras team!**