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Apache / Middleware Engineer

Apache / Middleware Engineer

Cynet Systems • Greater Toronto Area, ON
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description


Job Description:

  • We are seeking an experienced Apache / Middleware Engineer responsible for designing, operating, and automating highly available and secure web and application middleware platforms.
  • The role focuses on Apache HTTP Server and application server architectures, performance optimization, security hardening, automation, and collaboration with application and governance teams.

Requirement/Must Have:

  • Strong hands-on experience administering Apache HTTP Server and application servers in production environments.
  • Proven experience with Ansible automation using roles and collections.
  • Strong Linux system administration skills.
  • Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, and TLS fundamentals.
  • Experience supporting Java-based web applications.

Experience:

  • 5+ years of experience administering Apache HTTP Server and application servers at scale.
  • 3+ years of experience using Ansible for automation and configuration management.
  • Experience supporting high-availability and zero-downtime deployments.

Responsibilities:

  • Design reverse proxy and application tier architectures with single or multiple Apache HTTP Server layers.
  • Implement secure request routing from web tiers to application server clusters.
  • Design and manage active-active application server clusters with load balancing and health checks.
  • Define session management strategies using session stickiness or external session persistence where required.
  • Perform performance tuning across web and application tiers, including thread models, connection handling, and resource utilization.
  • Optimize application server JVM settings including heap sizing and garbage collection strategies.
  • Design high-availability and scalability solutions supporting multi-zone or multi-region deployments.
  • Implement zero-downtime deployment strategies including rolling updates, blue-green, and canary releases.
  • Harden web and application servers by enforcing strong TLS configurations, secure headers, and restricted access controls.
  • *** insecure protocols, methods, and unnecessary services.
  • Perform application server hardening by removing default applications and restricting management access.
  • Manage patching, upgrades, and configuration rollouts using Ansible automation.
  • Develop and maintain operational runbooks for incident response, failover, and rollback procedures.

Should Have:

  • Experience designing blue-green or canary deployment models.
  • Exposure to disaster recovery testing and readiness exercises.
  • Experience working in compliance-driven environments.

Skills:

  • Apache HTTP Server administration and tuning.
  • Application server configuration and optimization.
  • Ansible automation and infrastructure-as-code.
  • Linux system administration.
  • Networking, load balancing, and TLS fundamentals.
  • JVM operations and Java web application deployments.

Qualification And Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant middleware, Linux, or automation certifications are a plus.

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