Leads the architecture, design, deployment, and operation of enterprise middleware messaging and streaming integrations. Designs multi-region, multi-datacenter platforms with geo-replication, failover, high availability, fault tolerance, and low-latency performance. Evaluates messaging technologies, establishes deployment and monitoring standards, automates infrastructure, collaborates with stakeholders, and mentors junior engineers. The role requires extensive experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, cloud messaging services, Kubernetes, Docker, clustered environments, and resilient high-volume systems.