Senior Middleware Application SME (Tomcat / ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ / Azure Migration) to lead the assessment and migration of middleware workloads from an on-

We are looking for a highly skilled Middleware Application SME (Tomcat / ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ / Azure Migration) to lead the assessment and migration of middleware workloads from an on-premises environment into Azure

This role requires deep technical expertise in Tomcat, ActiveMQ, and RabbitMQ, with proven experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting these technologies at the CLI level.

Location - 100% remote

Part time hours for the first 2 months (20hrs per week), and then it will switch to full time (40hrs per week) until June 30, 2026.

Start Date - ASAP

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct discovery workshops with the client to assess their current on-premises ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ environments.
• Provide in-depth analysis of the existing middleware setup to identify migration challenges and opportunities.
• Deploy and configure Clustered Tomcat environments integrated with PostgresDB in Azure.
• Design and execute migration strategies for middleware components, ensuring seamless integration into the Azure ecosystem.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, and Tomcat at a deep technical (CLI) level.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and cloud engineering teams to support end-to-end delivery.

Must Haves

• Expert-level hands-on experience with Tomcat, ActiveMQ, and RabbitMQ.
• CLI-level expertise in ActiveMQ and RabbitMQ (beyond administrative functions).
• Proven track record of deploying, configuring, and managing clustered environments for Tomcat.
• Strong experience with PostgresDB and its integration with application servers.
• Strong background in middleware migration and customer discovery workshops.
• Prior experience assessing and migrating complex middleware environments into Azure.
• Ability to run customer-facing discovery sessions to evaluate environments and define migration paths.

Nice to Haves

• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305) or Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD).
• Experience with multi-region AKS cluster design and failover strategies.
• Exposure to hybrid cloud integrations and service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).