We Put the World on Vacation

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacation ownership and travel membership company, with a dynamic and growing portfolio of resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. Our dedicated associates help the company achieve its mission to put the world on vacation. Innovation and growth keep our work interesting and fun. Every day is a chance to learn something new and turn vacation inspiration into exceptional experiences for millions of travelers worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced Web Middleware & Integration Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of middleware technologies and a proven track record in designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise middleware platforms. The Web Middleware & Integration Engineer will be responsible for ensuring seamless communication between different systems and applications, optimizing performance, and providing technical support at Travel + Leisure Co. This position is also required to maintain the operational stability and integrity of the web applications/services at production. This includes ensuring uptime and performance SLAs. The scope of platforms and applications supported include J2EE Application Servers, Service Bus, Microservices, Messaging and caching framework in Non-Production and Production environments. Partnership with application and system constituents and various vendors for day-to-day support will be relevant for this position.

How You'll Shine:
Designing & Building Web Middleware Infrastructure

• Participant in design of the middleware & integration solutions, estimate the project effort (PEG) based on Technical Architecture Document (TAD). create Solution Engineer Document (SED), build the new infrastructures (software installation, configuration, connection, HA, and monitors/alerts) for the web applications/services based on the project scheduled and support the production releases.
• Monitor and tune middleware services to ensure optimal performance.
• Collaborate with other IT teams, such as Application Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, and software developers, to integrate and coordinate the delivery of infrastructure in the web distributed system.
• Learn applicable standards and best practices.
• Create and maintain system documentation and Run Book related to middleware architecture, design, and configuration.
• Apply automation if applicable.
• Ensure the security, integrity, and performance of middleware services.

Explore New Technologies

• Keep up to date with the latest technologies and industry trends in middleware and integrate these into their work.
• Conduct technical research, testing, evaluation and documentation of technologies and tools to ensure that technologies and tools are current and functional.
• Engage in technology roadmap.

Operational Excellence

• Provide and maintain the operational integrity of company’s Internet & Intranet system, including its availability/stability/security compliance of the web applications and web distribution systems, as well as recovery of P1/P2 incidents and root cause analysis.
• Investigate, identify and resolve any issues reported in the web distributed environments at non-prod and prod.
• Provide technical support and guidance to other team members.

Travel Requirements:

• Travel is demand-based and will average 5% of time.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to adapt, and work autonomously in a 24 x 7 global business
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, highly technical environment
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly, and become the subject matter expert
• Ability to solve complex problems with minimal direction
• Ability to translate user requirements into technical specifications
• Knowledge working in an Agile environment is a plus
• Knowledge of service management process (e.g. ITIL) is a plus
• Experience in Java application servers such as Weblogic, Tomcat, JBoss and websphere
• Hand-on experience in API/Microservices implementation
• Open-Source Products Apache or nginx web server, Redis, RabbitMQ and HAProxy
• Other Middleware Technologies such as Oracle SOA Suite and APIGEE X.
• Experience with public cloud offerings such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
• Hand-on experience in Akamai CDN and Adobe AEM
• Experience with Observability tools like Appd, NewRelic, AppManager and Splunk
• Experience with SSL, TCP/IP, HTTP, SMTP, SSH, DNS, VIP
• Good understanding of network/security systems and protocols
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience with system integration and troubleshooting
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Ansible etc
• Knowledge of WLS, Shell, or Perl scripting languages a plus
• Knowledge of container technology is a plus
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Middleware Engineering or a related role in an enterprise environment
• 8 Years of technology experience in lieu of formal degree.

Experience equivalent to the education requirement may be accepted in lieu of the education requirement.

A strong candidate has been identified for this position.

How You'll Be Rewarded:

We offer a diverse range of comprehensive health and welfare benefits to associates who work 30 or more hours per week to meet your needs and support you throughout your career with us. Travel + Leisure Co. benefits include:

Note: Temporary and/or seasonal associates are ineligible for Paid Time Off.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and accident coverage
• Disability
• Depending on position, paid time off, parental leave and holidays (speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Wish day paid time to volunteer at an approved organization of your choice
• 401k with employer match (subject to eligibility requirements, including tenure - speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Legal and identify theft plan
• Voluntary income protection benefits
• Wellness program (subject to provider availability)
• Employee Assistance Program

Where Memories Start with You

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co. Here, you’ll find an inclusive environment where we deliver excellence and take time to have fun, celebrate together, and support one another. We're always looking ahead to what’s next and how we can strengthen our business, its neighboring communities, and the customer experience. Join our global team and build a career where memories start with you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to MyCareer@travelandleisure.com, including the title and location of the position for which you are applying.