WebMethods System Engineer

Overview As the IBM webMethods System Engineer , you will be the primary technical owner and subject matter expert for the IBM webMethods platform within the Azure cloud environment. You will handle the end-to-end setup, configuration, deployment, hardening, integration, and ongoing operations of webMethods as the enterprise integration backbone, API gateway, and event-driven messaging layer. This role ensures reliable, secure, and high-performance connectivity across all systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle the full lifecycle of IBM webMethods platform deployment on Azure (including Azure Red Hat OpenShift or AKS where applicable).
• Design, install, configure, and harden webMethods Integration Server, API Gateway, Universal Messaging, and related components (e.g., webMethods Broker, Trading Networks if in scope).
• Architect and implement high-availability, clustered, and scalable webMethods environments (multi-node setups, load balancing, failover, disaster recovery).
• Configure secure connectivity patterns: REST/SOAP APIs, event-driven messaging (pub/sub), hybrid integration, B2B gateways, and OAuth/JWT authentication
• Implement security and compliance controls for webMethods
• Design and automate CI/CD pipelines for webMethods assets (packages, configurations, APIs) using Azure DevOps, Git, and webMethods Deployer or custom scripts.
• Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and optimization of webMethods runtime.
• Document architecture, configurations, runbooks, and operational procedures.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years hands-on experience with IBM webMethods platform (Integration Server, API Gateway, Universal Messaging, Broker)
• 5+ years deploying and managing webMethods in cloud environments, preferably Azure (AKS, OpenShift, VMs)
• Strong expertise in webMethods architecture patterns.
• knowledge of Azure security services relevant to middleware.
• Hands-on with CI/CD for webMethods (Azure DevOps, Deployer, Git, scripting)
• Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and root-cause analysis skills in distributed integration environments

Excellent documentation, stakeholder communication, and mentoring abilities