Middleware Messaging Engineer

About the role

Join a dynamic team as a Middleware Messaging Engineer, focusing on IBM MQ administration within a complex enterprise environment. This role involves maintaining and optimizing critical messaging infrastructure, supporting business applications, and contributing to modernization initiatives such as cloud migration and containerization.

Responsibilities

• INSTALL, CONFIGURE, and MAINTAIN IBM MQ software (Queue Managers, Clients) on RHEL.
• PERFORM version upgrades, apply fix packs, and manage patching cycles following security and best practices.
• CONFIGURE MQ objects, including Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Listeners, Clusters, Topics, and Subscriptions.
• MONITOR MQ system performance metrics, message throughput, and latency; identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• ANALYZE MQ logs and trace data to optimize configurations and troubleshoot issues.
• DEVELOP and MAINTAIN scripts (Shell, Python, Perl) or automation tools (Ansible) to streamline routine tasks.
• RESPOND to incidents, diagnose root causes, and implement corrective actions, including participating in on-call rotations.
• DESIGN and IMPLEMENT scalable MQ solutions, including clustering and distributed queuing, to meet business growth.
• DEVELOP, TEST, and MAINTAIN disaster recovery procedures and high availability solutions.
• CONFIGURE and MANAGE MQ security, including TLS/SSL, CHLAUTH, and OAM, ensuring compliance with security policies.
• INTERFACE with IBM support for problem resolution and stay informed on product roadmaps and end-of-support timelines.
• PARTICIPATE in migration planning to AWS and deployment of MQ in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• DEVELOP and MAINTAIN automation scripts and comprehensive documentation for MQ architecture and operations.
• COLLABORATE with application developers, system administrators, network engineers, and project managers.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience administering IBM MQ in a complex enterprise environment.
• STRONG understanding of core IBM MQ concepts (Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, Clustering, Security).
• PROFICIENT in administering IBM MQ on Linux or Windows.
• PROVEN troubleshooting skills for complex MQ issues.
• EXPERIENCE with scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl) for automation.
• UNDERSTANDING of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, load balancers) related to MQ.
• AWS experience and knowledge of containerized MQ environments are preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with IBM MQ on RHEL and cloud containers.
• Knowledge of advanced MQ features like MQ Appliances, AMS, MFT.
• Experience migrating or managing IBM MQ in AWS.
• Hands-on with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Familiarity with IaC tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace, Nagios, Prometheus).
• Knowledge of other messaging systems like Kafka.
• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.
• 6+ years in middleware design, deployment, and orchestration leveraging Terraform, Ansible, GitOps.
• 4+ years configuring and troubleshooting proxies on Apigee and Nginx, including API security policies and load balancing.

About Delphi-US

Delphi-US is a national IT services firm based in Newport, Rhode Island. We attract top technical talent and connect them with leading employers across various domains, including Data Analytics, AI/ML, Cloud, and Health IT. Our proprietary matching process ensures high-quality project teams tailored to client needs. We are committed to delivering lasting results through our experienced, friendly, and professional team.