Job Details

*Fully Remote*

Position Summary
As a senior MQ/ACE engineer, you will be responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance and monitoring of IBM MQ and ACE(formerly known as IBM Integration Bus or IIB) environment. They play a crucial role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of message queueing systems within the organization.

Required Qualifications

10+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiar with all aspects of MQ administration.

10+ years of experience in MQ Series 9.X features- Strong knowledge of MQ objects such as Queues, Channels, Clustered Queues, etc.

10+ years of experience with MQ Clustering variants, PUB/SUB, and Client-access architectures

10+ years of experience with MQ security aspects: Channel security, SSL, authentication & authorization mechanisms

10+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or any other flavor of Linux (inc. shell-scripting)

10+ years of experience with security hardening of IBM MQ to include TLS encryption and Authority/Authentication Records

10+ years of experience monitoring execution and performance of messaging applications.

10+ experience with MQ installs (z\OS and distributed) - z\OS experience is must

10+ years of experience using JCL (Job Control Language) to run batch jobs

10+ years of experience using automation with Ansible automation (for middleware platforms)

10+ years experience on IIB administration who is able to do configuration changes, deployments and Broker setup.

Install and Configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software in development, test and production environments

10+ years experience monitoring and maintaining the health of IIB environments to ensure high availability and performance

10+ years of experience implementing and managing security protocols and policies in IIB environments

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with other middleware technologies such as Active MQ or Rabbit MQ

Ansible automation

Education
Masters degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field(or equivalent work experience).