Solace Support Engineer

Solace Support Engineer - ContractRate: Up to £650/dayDuration: 6-month rolling contractLocation: London (Hybrid - very flexible WFH)Industry: Leading Bank The OpportunityWe''re looking for a Solace Support Engineer to join a high-performing infrastructure and Middleware team, supporting a mission-critical messaging environment. You''ll play a key role in onboarding applications to the Solace messaging platform, troubleshooting complex incidents, and driving platform improvements in a fast-paced banking environment. What You''ll DoProvide specialist technical support for the Solace platform, ensuring stability, performance, and resilience. Onboard new applications, guiding teams on Solace APIs and integration best practices. Analyse capacity, performance, and latency metrics, recommending optimisations. Manage incidents end-to-end - from diagnosis to resolution - escalating to the vendor where required. Collaborate with engineers, architects, and business teams on platform evolution. Implement and maintain monitoring, backup, and recovery processes. Contribute to risk management, operational documentation, and disaster recovery readiness. What You''ll BringEssential: Proven expertise with Solace Message Broker and Solace APIs. Advanced Linux/Unix skills. Solid experience in monitoring tools (eg, ITRS Geneos). Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Desirable: Financial services or high-volume transactional systems experience. Understanding of networking concepts and ..... full job details .....