Senior Messaging Engineer (Solace) (London Area)

🔧 Now Hiring: Solace Messaging Engineer

📍 Location: London | 🕒 Full-Time | 💼 Enterprise Messaging Team

My client, a leading organisation in the financial services sector, is looking for a Solace Messaging Engineer to join their Messaging team in London. This is a critical role responsible for managing and optimising their enterprise messaging infrastructure powered by Solace PubSub+ , across both on-premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• ✅ Administer Solace PubSub+ appliances and software brokers across dev, test, and production environments
• ✅ Provide hands-on support for production incidents, including root cause analysis and resolution
• ✅ Monitor performance and system health using Prometheus and Grafana
• ✅ Optimise Solace messaging across WAN environments for low-latency, secure data flow
• ✅ Work with application and development teams to resolve integration and message flow issues
• ✅ Conduct capacity planning and infrastructure scaling
• ✅ Automate routine operational tasks and improve monitoring capabilities
• ✅ Maintain compliance, security standards, and detailed documentation

Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• 🔹 3+ years of experience working with Solace PubSub+ in an enterprise setting
• 🔹 Strong background in supporting distributed systems, ideally in 24/7 environments
• 🔹 Proficiency with Prometheus , Grafana , and system observability practices
• 🔹 Solid understanding of WAN messaging, latency management, and failover strategies
• 🔹 Scripting skills (e.g., Bash, Python) and experience on Linux/Unix platforms
• 🔹 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• 🔹 Clear communicator and effective collaborator

Desirable Extras:

• ✨ Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
• ✨ Knowledge of other messaging platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQ)
• ✨ Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
• ✨ Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native Solace deployments

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to join a mission-critical team that underpins real-time data delivery across a large-scale enterprise. The successful candidate will work with cutting-edge messaging technologies and contribute to high-impact projects within a highly technical environment.

📩 If you're interested or know someone in your network who fits the bill, feel free to connect or message me directly for more details.

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🔧 Now Hiring: Solace Messaging Engineer