IBM MQ Administrator / Middleware Engineer

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, queues, channels, and listeners.
• Support secure messaging integrations between internal applications and external systems.
• Configure and manage MQ security, TLS/SSL certificates, authentication, and access controls.
• Monitor MQ environments and troubleshoot connectivity issues, message failures, and performance bottlenecks.
• Implement high availability, disaster recovery, upgrades, and patching.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and integration teams.
• Support production incidents, system changes, and integration testing.

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in IBM MQ administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of IBM MQ 9.x, queue managers, channels, clustering, and message queuing concepts.
• Experience administering IBM MQ on Linux/Unix; AIX or Windows experience is a plus.
• Strong understanding of MQ security, TLS/SSL, certificates, and network connectivity.
• Experience with MQ monitoring, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and production support.
• Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, and scripting for automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting mission-critical enterprise messaging environments.
• Experience with secure external system integrations and enterprise middleware platforms.
• Experience in highly regulated or high-availability environments.
• Familiarity with IBM MQ client connectivity, JMS, and related messaging technologies.