Farnell
Farnell, an Avnet company, is a global high-service distributor of technology products, services and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance and repair.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a senior Middleware developer with a strong background in Oracle Fusion Middleware platform and delivering complex technical solutions in fast‑paced, global environments.
The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of hands‑on experience across multiple middleware and integration technologies—particularly Oracle Fusion Middleware(WebLogic and SOA/OSB) and Java—combined with strong database knowledge, UNIX expertise, and modern development practices.
The role of senior Middleware developer requires strong communication skills, collaboration with stakeholders to validate user requirements, assess available technologies and recommend solution options. You will have the opportunity to collaborate within a global team and interact with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions for strategic projects while meeting deadlines. We are looking for a proactive problem solver, highly analytical, self‑driven, and eager to learn new technologies and processes while also sharing with your peers in the Middletier team.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain solutions across Oracle Middleware platforms, ensuring alignment with architectural standards.
- Work with Oracle FMW products, Java, SQL and other programming languages and tools to deliver high‑quality, scalable integration services to meet business specifications.
- Create and review detailed technical designs, ensuring all requirements and use cases are fully addressed and the solution met all the performance criteria and best practices that you will contribute to maintain.
- Develop and maintain UNIX shell scripts, scheduled jobs, and automation tools using languages such as Perl, Python, or Jython.
- Write and optimize PL/SQL packages, queries, AQ queues, and jobs within Oracle databases.
- Build, maintain, and consume APIs using REST or SOAP, with strong manipulation of XML and JSON formats.
- Develop, transform, and manipulate XML‑based data structures using XQuery and XSL/XSLT as part of integration and middleware workflows.
- Collaborate with DevOps teams using GitLab or SVN for version control, merge requests, and deployment pipelines.
- Use Jira for task tracking, release management, and project coordination.
- Conduct thorough unit testing, regression testing, and stress testing, properly documented so they can be reviewed by the other members of the team. This will include yourself being the reviewer of those documents when you are leading the project.
- Participate actively in daily team meetings as part of a global MiddleTier team, ensuring continuous communication and alignment. Involvement and participation are key in the team where we can all offer guidance to other members of the team.
- Support troubleshooting and triage activities, including issues related to system connectivity and middleware integrations.
- Lead projects or components of projects, ensuring timely and high‑quality delivery.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills & Experience
Technical Skills:
- 8+ years of experience in IT, including extensive hands‑on work with Oracle Fusion Middleware platform.
- Expertise and development experience in at least three of the following:
- SOA Suite
- Weblogic
- Java
- OSB
- 5+ years of experience with relational databases, including strong knowledge of:
- PL/SQL
- Queries
- AQ queues
- Scheduled jobs
- Strong understanding of Oracle system architecture, subsystems, and internal processes.
- Solid experience working in UNIX environments and writing scripts in shell scripting, Perl, python, jython or similar.
- Expertise handling XML, JSON, and designing/consuming REST/SOAP APIs.
- Hands‑on experience with GitLab and/or SVN, including merge requests and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience documenting designs, writing clear technical specifications, and validating business requirements.
- Familiarity with test automation, unit testing frameworks, regression testing, and performance/stress testing tools.
- Experience using Jira for issue tracking and project management.
Soft Skills:
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking abilities to work hands-on in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work with global architects and distributed teams.
- Ability to lead tasks or projects and deliver within established deadlines.
- High degree of self‑motivation and demonstrated capacity for self‑learning.
- Willingness to learn new processes and apply them consistently.
- Comfortable collaborating across regions as part of a global Middletier team.
Recommended Skills (Nice to Have) :
- Basic networking knowledge for issue triage and system connectivity validation.
- Experience with Azure services such as Azure Functions, App Service, Azure SQL DB, Azure Databricks or Azure Cosmos DB and exposure to Node.js and TypeScript.
- Prior experience working with PCI, PII, or GDP(R)D compliance requirements.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of IT experience with extensive hands-on experience using the Oracle Fusion Middleware platform
- Expertise and development experience in at least three of SOA Suite, WebLogic, Java, and OSB
- 5+ years of experience with relational databases
- Strong knowledge of PL/SQL, SQL queries, AQ queues, and scheduled jobs
- Strong understanding of Oracle system architecture, subsystems, and internal processes
- Experience working in UNIX environments and writing shell, Perl, Python, Jython, or similar scripts
- Expertise handling XML and JSON and designing or consuming REST and SOAP APIs
- Hands-on experience with GitLab and/or SVN, including merge requests and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience documenting designs, writing technical specifications, and validating business requirements
- Familiarity with test automation, unit testing frameworks, regression testing, and performance or stress testing tools
- Experience using Jira for issue tracking and project management
- Strong analytical and conceptual thinking abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work with global architects and distributed teams
- Ability to lead tasks or projects and deliver within established deadlines
- High self-motivation and demonstrated capacity for self-learning
- Willingness to learn new processes and apply them consistently
- Comfort collaborating across regions as part of a global Middleware team
- Basic networking knowledge for issue triage and system connectivity validation
- Experience with Azure Functions, Azure App Service, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, or Azure Cosmos DB
- Exposure to Node.js and TypeScript
- Prior experience with PCI, PII, or GDPR compliance requirements
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Company resources emphasize paid time off, paid holidays, and flexible or hybrid work where roles allow. Benefits guides also outline leave programs, including paid family leave in the U.S.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A broad well-being platform (THRIVE), EAP counseling, wellness reimbursements, employee discounts, and on-site health offerings extend support beyond core insurance. Development and community programs further contribute to a rounded total rewards experience.
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What We Do
Avnet is a global electronic components distributor with extensive design, product, marketing and supply chain expertise for customers and suppliers at every stage of the product lifecycle. For the past 100 years, Avnet has helped its customers and suppliers around the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Our culture was founded on new ideas and emerging technology. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Avnet is a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider at the center of the technology value chain. Founded in 1921, we work with suppliers in every major technology segment to serve customers worldwide across a broad range of markets. Whether working on large-scale production or early prototypes, we meet customer needs through individualized, end-to-end service to streamline solutions and improve efficiency for customers worldwide. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, we serve more than 1 million customers in more than 140 countries and partner with global suppliers from almost every technology segment.
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