Senior Middleware IBM MQ Administrator

Saaki Argus And Averil Consulting; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Saaki Argus And Averil Consulting is seeking a Senior Middleware MQ Administrator in Chennai with hybrid work options. The role focuses on IBM MQ administration, ACE/IIB message flows, and containerized deployments.

You will manage end-to-end MQ lifecycle, implement HA/DR, SSL/TLS security, and production support for critical workflows in banking/finance environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of total experience in middleware and integration.
• Experience in IBM MQ administration across Linux and Windows.
• Hands-on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) / IIB message flows.
• Experience with containerized deployments (Red Hat OpenShift or CP4I).

Responsibilities

• Setup, configuration and maintenance of IBM MQ across Linux and Windows.
• Create and administer Queue Managers and messaging queues.
• Configure channels and dead letter handling for reliable messaging.
• Design MQ clusters, Multi-Instance Queue Managers and RDQM for HA/DR.
• Manage SSL/TLS, certificates and key repositories for secure MQ.
• Execute MQ backup, recovery and DR drills.
• Perform performance tuning and root-cause analysis of incidents.
• Administer ACE/IIB integration nodes and containers (OpenShift/CP4I).
• Deploy BAR files, DSN connections, and troubleshoot flows.

Skills

MQ administration

ACE / IIB

OpenShift

SSL/TLS security

Queue Manager

High Availability

Root cause analysis

Tools

ACE v11/v12

IIB v10/v11

Red Hat OpenShift

CP4I

Job description

Role Summary

J ob Description: Senior Middleware MQ Administrator

Location: Chennai / Hybrid

Shift Timing: Early Morning Shift (6:30 AM 3:30 PM IST)

Total Experience: 8+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

We are seeking an experienced Senior Middleware Integration & MQ Administrator to manage, support, and optimize our enterprise messaging and integration infrastructure. The ideal candidate will combine deep IBM MQ system administration capabilities with hands-on support for IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) / IIB message flows and containerized environments. You will be responsible for end-to-end Queue Manager lifecycle management, high-availability setups, SSL/TLS security, and production support for critical banking/financial workflows.

Key Responsibilities

1. IBM MQ Infrastructure & Administration (Mandatory Focus)

• Setup & Configuration: Perform end-to-end IBM MQ installation, configuration, and maintenance across Linux and Windows environments.
• Queue Manager Management: Create, configure, and administer Queue Managers, including Local, Remote, Alias, and Transmission Queues.
• Channel Management: Configure and maintain Sender, Receiver, Server, and Client Channels, as well as Dead Letter Handlers.
• Clustering & High Availability: Design, implement, and maintain MQ Clusters, Multi-Instance Queue Managers, and RDQM setups for HA/DR resilience.
• Security & Certificates: Manage SSL/TLS configurations, key repositories, and digital certificate renewals for secure MQ channels.
• Backup & Recovery: Execute MQ backup and recovery procedures, disaster recovery (DR) drills, and queue data restoration.
• Performance Tuning & RCA: Conduct performance tuning, analyze error logs/traces, manage disk space issues, and resolve critical production incidents.

2. Integration Support (ACE / IIB)

• Administer, configure, and maintain IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE v11/v12) and IIB (v10/v11) Integration Nodes and Servers.
• Deploy BAR files, configure DSN connections, and troubleshoot runtime message flow execution errors.
• Trace, debug, and perform root-cause analysis on ESQL, Java Compute Nodes, and REST/SOAP message flows.
• Support containerized middleware deployments on Red Hat OpenShift (OCP) or IBM Cloud Pak for Integration (CP4I)