Title: MQ Engineer
Type of Employment: 6 Month Contract to Hire
Work Environment: 3 days on-site required (Tues-Wed-Thr)
Location:
- 1041 West Valley Road Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087 - STRONG PREFERENCE
- 2525 Water Ridge Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28217
- 7900 Windrose Ave Plano, Texas 75024
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a distributed MQ platform that enable engineering teams to deliver business applications safely, reliably, and at scale. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and supporting a IBM MQ environment and platform to meet business needs, while identifying improvements and resolving performance issues; it emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams and participation in special projects. The ideal candidate brings practical experience with Linux RHEL systems, virtualization, multi-cloud environments, infrastructure-as-code concepts, security best practices, and automation tools such as Terraform, supported by strong troubleshooting skills.
Project/Team/Role Details
Overview
- S2-S3 level IBM MQ Engineer supporting mission-critical messaging infrastructure
- Role blends strategic engineering + hands-on incident response due to platform criticality
- MQ supports major internal systems and external B2B integrations (high-impact environment)
Core Responsibilities
- Ownership of IBM MQ platform (running on Linux)
- Support:
- Internal messaging systems
- External B2B integrations (financial partners)
- Troubleshooting + major incident response (more hands-on than other roles)
- Lifecycle + roadmap planning
Platform & Roadmap
- Current state:
- Distributed MQ on Linux
- Must remain on-prem (near-term requirement)
- Future state:
- Build AWS-based MQ environment
- Shift to Infrastructure as Code + automated deployments (1-3 year roadmap)
MQ Engineer Hard Requirements
- Deep, hands-on IBM MQ expertise (non-negotiable)
- Strong incident response / troubleshooting skills in mission-critical environments
- Experience supporting MQ on Linux platforms
- Ability to manage high-severity incidents and crisis situations
Formal Job Description/Details
Core Responsibilities
- Designs, implements, and deploys platforms to support and meet business needs. Identifies, recommends, and implements opportunities for improvement and performance issue solutions.
- Design and delivers cloud infrastructure via infrastructure as code, and pipeline automation to build, and support scalable platforms using modern cloud technologies.
- Develops technical standards. Tests and evaluates technologies vendor products. Recommends vendor selections and new technologies.
- Deploy, configure, and support MQ server environments and core services
- Support global server environment, including configuration, performance troubleshooting, and escalated issues.
- Participate in improving repeatability, reliability, and documentation of deployment processes.
- Work closely with senior engineers, architects, and crossfunctional teams (networking, security, endpoint, service desk).
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5+ years related work experience.
- Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
- 5+ years of experience supporting MQ on Linux server and virtualization Platforms required.
- Working knowledge of IAC fundamentals.
- Experience supporting IBM MQ v9.+ .
- Familiarity with industry security principles and practices
- Basic experience with automation tools (Terraform, or similar) required.
- Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills required.
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