IBM MQ / ACE Middleware Engineer

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain IBM MQ environments, including queue managers, queues, channels, and connectivity between applications.
• Support IBM ACE environments, including integration nodes, integration servers, and associated runtime configurations.
• Strengthen observability through monitoring and alerting, identifying issues before they disrupt operations.
• Troubleshoot messaging, integration, and connectivity problems in collaboration with application and infrastructure teams.
• Manage certificates and secure messaging connections, including renewals and issue resolution.
• Plan and execute IBM MQ and ACE upgrades, and coordinate supporting server upgrades and maintenance.
• Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and recovery procedures to improve operational readiness.
• Contribute to scheduled maintenance windows and participate in weekend and on-call support within the approved work schedule.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and identify opportunities to simplify administration, automate recurring work, and improve supportability.
• Provide occasional ACE development and deployment support using your knowledge of integration architecture and design.

Requirements

• US Citizenship Required.
• W2 employee of Donatech.
• Hands-on experience administering IBM MQ in an enterprise environment.
• Experience troubleshooting messaging infrastructure, connectivity, and certificate-related issues.
• Working knowledge of IBM ACE, its runtime components, and the ACE Toolkit.
• Understanding of integration development and architecture.
• Experience with production support, monitoring, upgrades, and infrastructure maintenance.
• Strong collaboration, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Experience with scripting, automation, high availability, disaster recovery, and ACE development is a plus.

Schedule

Availability to support scheduled weekend maintenance and an on-call rotation.