Introduction / context
The client is a key player in the dynamic energy market, offering tailored energy. Within this context, the teams collaborate to design, develop, and operate high-quality integrated systems. We are currently looking for a Middleware Operations Analyst to join the Middleware Foundations Squad and support the operational follow-up of system integrations.
Your responsibilities
- Monitor the health and performance of production environments
- Perform first-level technical analysis on incidents and drive them to resolution
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders regarding operational issues
- Support development and testing phases to ensure operational readiness
- Coordinate and execute application deployments and infrastructure changes
- Analyze recurring issues, initiate problem management, and contribute to long-term solutions.
- Provide technical support to key users and functional analysts
- Maintain up-to-date technical documentation and understand solution architecture
- Participate in extended business hours support (7h-19h) and 24/7 on-call duties for critical components
- Continuously improve operational procedures, documentation, and automation
- Contribute to the transition toward a DevOps operational model
Skills
Technical skills & tools
- IBM ACE, IBM MQ, IBM DataPower
- ELK Stack, Kafka/Confluent, Docker, Azure infrastructure
- Kong, PostgreSQL, Bash scripting
- Integration concepts: ESB, message brokers, file transfers, Eda, API management
- Familiarity with: AIX scripting, SQL, Java, Perl, XML
Competency areas (with proficiency levels)
- Secure communication (SSL/SSH/TLS)
- Web service communication
- XML/XSLT, WebSphere MQ, Unix operations, SQL
- ITIL incident management
- Kibana monitoring, Kafka
- High availability, Java, BPM, EIA
Your profile
- Bachelor's or Master's degree (or equivalent experience)
- Strong communication skills; customer-oriented and results-driven
- Proactive, motivated, and a team player
- Structured and autonomous work style with a sense of responsibility
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Willing to assist colleagues and share knowledge
- Stress-resistant and adaptable to a multinational environment
- Fluent in Dutch and/or French, with excellent English proficiency
- Availability for evening and weekend interventions
- Knowledge of the energy market is a plus
Practical infos
- Location: Brussels
- Working Hours: Extended business hours (7h-19h) + on-call rotation
- Contract Type: Full-time
