Contract Hybrid IBM MQ & Kafka Middleware Lead

Akkodis is seeking IBM MQ Admin for a Contract job with a client in Chandler, AZ - Hybrid (3 days on site in a Week). Ideally looking for applicants with a solid background in the financial services industry.

Pay: $85-89/hour – All Inclusive; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors

We are seeking a Technology Services Lead – Messaging Services to drive middleware remediation, platform modernization, and security hardening across IBM MQ and Kafka-based environments

The role combines:

• Hands-on messaging platform engineering and architecture
• Leadership of large-scale remediation and upgrade initiatives
• Leading migration, upgrade, patching, and decommissioning of legacy messaging platforms (IBM MQ queue managers, brokers, legacy messaging tools
• Managing and optimizing IBM MQ infrastructure including queue managers, clusters, channels, and message flows
• Supporting and expanding Confluent Kafka adoption for event streaming and real-time data pipelines
• Enhancing platform security including TLS, certificate management, channel authentication, and vulnerability remediation
• Designing and implementing scalable, resilient messaging architectures (point-to-point, pub/sub, event streaming)
• Supporting global clients with onboarding, connectivity setup, and messaging best practices
• Driving operational excellence across a high-volume, mission-critical messaging platform
• Partnering with application teams to ensure reliable message delivery, performance tuning, and capacity planning
• Strong expertise in IBM MQ administration and engineering (queue managers, clustering, channels, security)
• Working knowledge of Confluent Kafka / Kafka ecosystem (topics, brokers, producers/consumers)
• Messaging configuration, routing, and performance tuningo Queue, topic, and channel designpatt ernso High availability and disaster recovery configurations
• Solid background in:
• Linux/Unix and Windows server management
• Git)
• Strong understanding of:
• Messaging patterns (point-to-point, publish/subscribe, event streaming) o Platform security, encryption, certificate management, and vulnerability remediation
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex production issues at scale (latency, message backlogs, connectivity failures)
• Experience supporting 24x7 production messaging environments
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• IBM MQ certifications or equivalent experience
• Experience with:
• Observability tools (Dynatrace, Splunk) for messaging monitoring
• Event-driven architecture and real-time data streaming platforms programs

This role requires participation in on-call rotations and occasional weekend support.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Vetera ns/Disabled Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires t o a client.

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