JUSTIN JAMES
Solace Engineer
Kozhikode
Summary
Results-driven Engineer with 6 years of experience specializing in designing, administering, and optimizing messaging and middleware solutions. Proven expertise in Solace PubSub+, TIBCO EMS, RabbitMQ, and other enterprise-level middleware platforms. Skilled in system upgrades, high-availability configurations, security enhancements, cloud and container deployments (Kubernetes, OpenShift), and proactive incident resolution. Strong collaborator with cross-functional teams to deliver highly reliable, scalable, and secure messaging infrastructures.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2019
2019
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Secondary Track Lead — Solace
LTIMindtree (Client - Citi Bank ICG & PBWM)
07.2023 - Current
- Lead Solace PubSub+ infrastructure design, implementation, and continuous improvements across multiple business critical applications.
- Executed SolOS upgrades (software and hardware), SAN migrations ensuring minimal downtime and minimal risk.
- Coordinated appliance replacement, capacity expansion, and vendor management for issue resolution.
- Enhanced messaging security through periodic SSL renewals and vulnerability patching.
- Supported application teams in object deployments, troubleshooting, and flow optimizations.
- Mentored junior engineers and improved operational SOPs for Solace and other middleware components.
- Supported 24x7 environments ensuring high availability and performance.
Assistant Manager — Middleware Operations
Reliance Jio Platforms Limited
08.2019 - 07.2023
- Managed Solace deployments, upgrades, performance tuning, and high availability.
- Migrated storage from VMAX to PMAX without disruption.
- Supported TIBCO BusinessWorks and EMS integrations.
- Deployed middleware on Kubernetes and OpenShift enabling microservices rollouts.
- Automated monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana; improved incident detection and resolution.
- Managed SSL configurations, JVM tuning, and performance debugging.
- Worked closely with Dev, QA, DB, and network teams on resolution.
- Exposure to scheduling tools and service management platforms.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Pillai College of Engineering
Skills
Solace PubSub administration and architecture
Messaging systems : Solace, TIBCO EMS, RabbitMQ
Middleware deployment
Kubernetes & OpenShift orchestration
SSL/TLS configuration
Performance monitoring
Capacity planning
Disaster recovery & High availability
CI/CD pipelines ( Jenkins )
Scripting
Troubleshooting
Cloud-native application support
Accomplishments
- Recognized for Intelligent Vehicle Parking System project during engineering.
- Served as Gaming Head for Alegria community fest, showcasing leadership skills.
Interests
Cricket
Badminton
Gaming
Music
Timeline
Secondary Track Lead — Solace
LTIMindtree (Client - Citi Bank ICG & PBWM)
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager — Middleware Operations
Reliance Jio Platforms Limited
08.2019 - 07.2023
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Pillai College of Engineering