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Middleware Platform Specialist
Duration: contract to run until 30/04/2027
Location: Sheffield. Hybrid, 3 days per week onsite
Rate: up to £496.80 p/d Umbrella inside IR35
Role purpose / summary
Define secure configuration baselines for middleware software, including but not limited to IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Message Queue, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM HTTP Server, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, nginx Web Server, node.js JavaScript Web Server.
- Work with middleware technical subject matter experts to agree secure configuration baselines.
- Work with middleware technical subject matter experts to define/develop/implement checks for compliance scans.
- Work with middleware technical subject matter experts to provide remediation guidance for IT Service Owners.
- Work with the Configuration Baseline Management team to ensure they receive configuration compliance data.
- Interact with stakeholders across the organisation to understand their security needs and expectations.
- Define and maintain capability strategy, supported by Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture and Control Owners, in response to business strategies, regulator expectations, technology and practice advancement, best practice, and threat actor evolution [will overlap with Architecture].
- Ensure success with delivery partners (in alignment with support functions).
- Maintain and prioritise a capability backlog based on objectives and value released to identify what teams work on next. Supports the prioritisation of backlogs from supporting technology and operations/service teams.
- Evaluate and adopt new technologies and practices which may impact the capability's needs and/or control environment.
- Monitor and communicate progress of capability performance through agreed indicators and metrics.
- Close working with Control Owners: Oversees Control Owner activity from a technical point-of-view, e.g. accurate assessment of control defect severities.
- Close working with Service Owners: understands general performance of associated services, exceptions, customer feedback and service uplift roadmaps.
- Close working with Technology/Platform Owners: understands general performance of associated IT services, significant bugs, technology health, customer feedback and technology uplift roadmaps (including technical debt resolution).
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Minimum Skills and Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years’ in-depth experience with multiple middleware technologies from the list of IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM WebSphere Message Queue, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM HTTP Server, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, Oracle WebLogic Server, nginx Web Server, node.js JavaScript Web Server.
- Demonstrated experience with middleware platform security.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience leading a technical team.
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience with Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with demonstrated experience of understanding and meeting the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language.
- Customer-centric consultancy approach.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Reliant and adaptive to changing situations, with strong desire to delegate and empower the team.
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Desirable Skills and Qualifications
- CISSP certification or similar
All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
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