ACARA Jobs
Middleware Integration Developer 3
Apply- ID: 559200
- Posted: 4/16/2026
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Category: IT - Software Development
- Job Type: Temporary
- Duration: 12 + Months
Description
Job Title: Middleware Integration Developer
Location: San Antonio, TX (Remote)
Employment: Temp (23 months)
Industry: Energy and Gas
Compensation: $60.14/hr.
Schedule: 40 hours/week
About the Opportunity:
- Design, develop, test and maintain solutions for enterprise application integration, using development standards and software development lifecycle process.
- Duties include analysis, design, planning, programming, testing, documentation, error/exception handling, performance improvements and business process implementation and the creation or improvement of all related technical products, solutions and processes.
- Works directly with core internal and external customers to assure system function, availability and reliability is maintained to meet all customer business needs.
- Provides a stable, functional environment by ensuring efficiency, availability, connectivity, integrity and security of multiple Integration Systems and J2EE Application Servers.
- Supports and administers the Meter Data Management system.
- Maintains metrics and enhances tools to support system monitoring, incident resolution/escalation.
Why You'll Love Working Here:
- Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability
- Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries
- People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work
- Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates
Why This Opportunity is Exciting:
- This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.
About Acara Solutions
- Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.
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What You'll Do:
- Develops, administers and supports Application Integration solutions to support business processes.
- Supports and administers the EnergyIP Meter Data Management system.
- Implements and manages J2EE Application Server platforms to support web delivered business applications.
- Manages work packages to ensure project deliverables are met through collaboration with Application Development, IT Infrastructure, Communication Services, Service Support, IT Operations and other IT and technical support teams.
- Works with business unit teams and vendors to provide proper guidance to ensure integration services and architectures are designed, tested, documented, implemented, enhanced and maintained according to the operations standards and expected service quality.
- Provides 2nd level proactive and reactive service and performance management for mission critical systems.
- Identifies requirements for real-time alerts to notify support groups of a current or potential performance problem.
- Responds to real-time performance alerts to resolve performance problems, performs regular on-going review and analysis of performance data to identify current performance problems and proactively detects potential future performance problems.
- Automates system administration tasks and scripting.
- Ensures daily support and a high level of 24x7x365 service availability.
- On-call rotation as needed.
- Independently performs complex troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, solution development and implementation.
- Maintains host security (passwords, file permissions, file system integrity, security packages, SSH) and network security.
- Supports of services and processes including appropriate issue escalation.
- Cross-trains co-workers on new designs.
- Use solid oral and written communication skills to communicate solution function and value.
- Core responsibilities focus on operational/tactical aspects of the organization and some strategic focus.
- May be assisted by lower level analysts.
- Incumbents at this level are fully developed and performing in their specialized field may include limited supervisory responsibilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Job Requirements
What You'll Bring:
- Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Engineering or Computer Science.
- 3+ years of experience working with various EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) software packages such as IBM MQ, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM ACE (App Connect Enterprise), MuleSoft, Tomcat, Weblogic, Active MQ, Kafka and EnergyIP Meter Data Management system.
- 3+ years of experience in Administration, performance tuning and development in IBM ACE, and MuleSoft.
- 3+ years of experience in Administration, performance tuning in IBM MQ, Active MQ, and Kafka.
- 3+ years of experience in IBM MQ or IBM ACE development.
- 3+ years of experience in API (Application Programming Interface) development and administration using IBM ACE and MuleSoft.
- 3+ years of experience in Administration in Tomcat, Weblogic and WebSphere Application Server on UNIX and Windows platforms.
- 3+ years of Installation experience with IBM MQ/IBM ACE or WebSphere Application Server in a High Availability configuration.
- 3+ years of experience Java or ABAP programming.
- 3+ years of experience JVM tuning.
- 3+ years of experience Service Oriented Architectures - SOAP, WSDL.
- 3+ years of experience Restful Services using RAML or Swagger.
- 3+ years of experience Oracle, SQL Server, ESQL, Hadoop data administration on UNIX and Windows systems.
What Sets You Apart:
- Master's Degree in Information Systems.
- IBM ACE certification.
- MuleSoft certification.
- Utility Industry experience.
- Ability to write custom WebSphere nodes.
- Perl, Shell Scripting, XSLT, DataWeave programming skills.
- Working knowledge of project management concepts, tools and techniques.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities related to multiple projects at once and work collaboratively across organizational lines.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to express oneself effectively within a group and in one-to-one conversations.
- The ability to convey information clearly and effectively through both formal and informal documents.
- Strong ability to organize information, manage tasks and use available tools to effectively contribute to a team and the organization.
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to perform tasks independently.
- Proficient in MS Office Package, including work processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, electronic mail and scheduling.
- Interpersonal skills along with the ability to work in a team.
Additional Information:
- Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
- Must have favorable driving record.
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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.