MQ​/ACE Integration Engineer; Remote

Responsibilities

• 5+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiar with all aspects of MQ administration.
• Proficient in MQ Series 9.X features—Strong knowledge of MQ objects such as Queues, Channels, Clustered Queues, etc.
• Strong knowledge and experience with MQ Clustering variants, PUB/SUB, and Client‑access architectures.
• Knowledge of MQ security aspects:
  Channel security, SSL, authentication & authorization mechanisms.
• 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or any other flavor of Linux and shell‑scripting.
• Security hardening of IBM MQ to include TLS encryption and Authority/Authentication Records.
• Monitors execution and performance of messaging applications.
• 5+ years experience with MQ installs (z/OS and distributed) — z/OS experience is a must.
• Experience using JCL (Job Control Language) to run batch jobs.
• Experience using automation with Ansible automation (for middleware platforms).
• 5+ years experience on IIB administration, able to perform configuration changes, deployments and Broker setup.
• Install and Configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software in development, test and production environments.
• 5+ years experience monitoring and maintaining the health of IIB environments to ensure high availability and performance.
• Implement and Manage security protocols and policies in IIB environments.

• 5+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiar with all aspects of MQ administration.
• Proficient in MQ Series 9.X features—Strong knowledge of MQ objects such as Queues, Channels, Clustered Queues, etc.
• Strong knowledge and experience with MQ Clustering variants, PUB/SUB, and Client‑access architectures.
• Knowledge of MQ security aspects:
  Channel security, SSL, authentication & authorization mechanisms.
• 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or any other flavor of Linux and shell‑scripting.
• Security hardening of IBM MQ to include TLS encryption and Authority/Authentication Records.
• Monitors execution and performance of messaging applications.
• 5+ years experience with MQ installs (z/OS and distributed) — z/OS experience is a must.
• Experience using JCL (Job Control Language) to run batch jobs.
• Experience using automation with Ansible automation (for middleware platforms).
• 5+ years experience on IIB administration, able to perform configuration changes, deployments and Broker setup.
• Install and Configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software in development, test and production environments.
• 5+ years experience monitoring and maintaining the health of IIB environments to ensure high availability and performance.
• Implement and Manage security protocols and policies in IIB environments.

• Experience with other middleware technologies such as Active
  
  MQ or Rabbit
  
  MQ.
• Ansible automation.

Hourly Rate Range – $40–$60/hr

[Health, Dental, Vision Insurance]

Applications accepted until 10/30/2025 at 11:59 PM CST

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This is a contract position