Middleware & Integration Engineering Manager

Workwear Outfitters has a strong legacy of building innovative and authentic market-right products and is a leading supplier of work apparel and footwear for diverse occupations in industries such as automotive, manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, government, food services, telecommunications, hospitality, and many more. Workwear Outfitters is based in Nashville, Tennessee with more than 5,800 employees in facilities spanning the globe.

Brands under the Workwear Outfitters umbrella include Red Kap, Bulwark, Image Authority, Kodiak, Terra, Walls, Liberty , Work Authority, Workrite Fire Service, Chef Designs, Horace Small, and CritiCore. Workwear Outfitters is also the exclusive licensee for Dickies apparel in the B2B channel.

Our Purpose: "We champion and empower workers who make our world work better"

Major benefits include medical, vision and dental, Life and Disability coverage.

Other benefits included: 401K, Tuition reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, and many others.

What You Will Do as a Middleware & Integration Engineering Manager:

The Manager, Middleware & Integration Engineering is responsible for designing and delivering the solutions that connect our applications and data. This role is accountable for setting the target architecture, selecting and implementing appropriate middleware technologies, and defining design patterns and standards for how data and applications will interact with each other. This leader will work collaboratively with their peers in application and infrastructure engineering, as well as stakeholders in security and operations to ensure they deliver solutions that are a match for the overall enterprise strategies.

How You Will Make a Difference:

• Recommend the target architecture for our middleware solutions and services
• Facilitate the setting of standards and design patterns that will guide others in building modern, flexible, scalable integrations between their applications and data
• Research, then recommend the technology solutions needed to realize the target architecture
• Deliver middleware solutions to our operations team, providing engineering support when needed
• Work collaboratively with team members and stakeholders, including vendors, as a member of a high-performance team

Skills for Success:

• Deep knowledge and expertise in the middleware topics including integration, orchestration, and mediation
• Experience with designing and implementing middleware solutions including API gateways, file transfer solutions, and connectors
• Current knowledge of modern middleware solution architectures and industry trends
• 5+ years of experience working in environments that include a mix of technologies and data sources including cloud-based, on-prem, and legacy systems (e.g. mainframes, AS400, AIX, etc...)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure-based solutions and services