Western Alliance Bancorporation

Staff Engineer II

Western Alliance Bancorporation$100K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5–8+ years of middleware or platform engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with IBM MQ
  • Familiarity with enterprise middleware technologies like Tomcat, Apache, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS, .NET, and Azure Service Bus
  • Experience supporting production systems in regulated environments
  • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills
  • Experience with cloud or hybrid middleware architecture

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support for IBM MQ as a Service
  • Support web, application server, messaging, and integration middleware platforms
  • Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis
  • Perform middleware maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational support
  • Partner with Enterprise Architecture to support solution design and production readiness
  • Manage middleware vulnerabilities and support IT risk exception processes
  • Interface with audit, risk, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements
  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries
  • Ownership stake in the company
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Great 401k matching program
  • Tuition assistance program
  • Employee volunteer program
  • Wellness program
  • Opportunities for business knowledge growth and hands-on experience
Full Job Description

Job Title:

Staff Engineer II

Location:

Block 23

What you'll do:

The Staff Engineer II – Middleware Platforms is responsible for the engineering, support, and maintenance of enterprise middleware technologies supporting business-critical applications. This role provides hands-on support for IBM MQ as a Service, manages end-of-life (EOL) middleware platforms, and supports a diverse portfolio including Tomcat, Apache HTTPD, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS, .NET middleware, and Azure Service Bus. The role partners with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Application Development, and Operations teams to ensure middleware platforms are secure, stable, compliant, and production-ready. .
  • Provide engineering support for IBM MQ as a Service

  • Support web, application server, messaging, and integration middleware platforms

  • Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis

  • Perform middleware maintenance, patching, upgrades, and operational support

  • Partner with Enterprise Architecture to support solution design and production readiness

  • Support remediation and lifecycle management of end-of-life (EOL) middleware platforms

  • Manage middleware vulnerabilities and support IT risk exception processes

  • Interface with audit, risk, and compliance teams to meet regulatory requirements

  • Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures

What you'll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

  • 5–8+ years of middleware or platform engineering experience

  • Hands-on experience with IBM MQ

  • Hands-on experience with enterprise middleware technologies, includingTomcat; Apache, NGINX, ActiveMQ, IIS and .NET & Azure Service Bus

  • Experience supporting production systems, preferably in regulated environments

  • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills

  • Experience in financial services or other regulated industries

  • Experience with cloud or hybrid middlewarearchitecture

  • Experience supporting modernization or platform transformation initiatives

Benefits you’ll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want — like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About Western Alliance Bancorporation

Western Alliance Bancorporation is a bank holding company that provides a range of banking and related services to businesses and individuals. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Western Alliance Bancorporation operates through its subsidiary banks, which include Western Alliance Bank, Bank of Nevada, and Bridge Bank. The company offers a variety of products and services, including commercial and industrial loans, real estate loans, treasury management, and wealth management. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to providing exceptional customer service and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its performance and growth.
Learn more about Western Alliance Bancorporation
Size
3,139 employees
Market Cap
$6.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$506.6 million
5 Year Trend
+18.8%
NASDAQ

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