Solace Messaging Administrator (London Area)

Job Title: Solace Messaging Administrator

Location: London

Employment Type: Full-Time

Department: Messaging Team

Job Summary:

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Solace Messaging Administrator to join our Messaging team. You will be responsible for managing and supporting our enterprise messaging infrastructure built on Solace PubSub+, ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and reliability across production and non-production environments. This includes working on incident response, capacity planning, WAN optimization, and system observability using tools like Prometheus and Grafana .

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain Solace PubSub+ appliances and software brokers across environments (on-prem and cloud).
• Provide production support for messaging-related incidents, including root cause analysis and resolution.
• Monitor system performance and health using Prometheus and Grafana ; proactively identify and address anomalies.
• Configure and optimize Solace across WAN environments , ensuring low-latency, secure, and reliable messaging.
• Collaborate with development and application support teams to troubleshoot message flow issues and integration problems.
• Perform capacity planning , scaling, and tuning of Solace infrastructure to meet current and future demand.
• Automate routine maintenance tasks and support continuous improvement of operational processes.
• Implement and maintain monitoring alerts, dashboards, and metrics to ensure visibility into the messaging layer.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and participate in audits and vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including topology diagrams, runbooks, and configuration baselines.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience administering Solace PubSub+ messaging systems.
• Strong background in production support , preferably in a 24x7 enterprise environment.
• Experience working with distributed systems over WAN , with an understanding of networking, latency, and failover strategies.
• Solid experience with Prometheus and Grafana for system monitoring and alerting.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting message delivery, persistence, and topic routing.
• Experience with capacity management , performance tuning, and system scaling.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix systems and scripting (Bash, Python, etc.).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Exposure to other messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQ).
• Understanding of DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native Solace deployments.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-critical Messaging team enabling real-time data flows.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to high-impact projects.