Staff Engineer

StoneX Group Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation & benefits

Learning and progression path

Support from experienced engineers

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

StoneX Group Inc. is seeking a Messaging Platform Engineer to support the IBM MQ based messaging platform across environments in Bengaluru.

You will work with senior engineers to keep messaging services reliable, secure, and performant for the business. The role demands hands-on experience with messaging systems, strong troubleshooting skills, and collaboration with application teams to onboard and troubleshoot connectivity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with IBM MQ and enterprise messaging platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident resolution abilities.
• Familiarity with HA, networking fundamentals, and ITIL concepts.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operation of the IBM MQ messaging platform across environments.
• Install, configure, and maintain IBM MQ components.
• Monitor platform health, investigate issues, and resolve incidents.
• Participate in change, release, and patching activities under guidance.
• Follow runbooks and best practices, assist with onboarding and connectivity.
• Contribute to documentation and platform improvements.
• Support security, compliance, and audit requirements for messaging services.
• Join on-call rotations when required.

Skills

Messaging systems

Scripting

Monitoring tools

Incident management

Communication

Tools

IBM MQ

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Messaging Platform Engineer to support the development, operation, and continuous improvement of our enterprise messaging platform based on IBM MQ. This role is ideal for an engineer who has hands‑on experience with messaging systems and wants to grow their skills in a large‑scale, business‑critical environment. You will work closely with senior engineers and platform leads to help maintain reliable, secure, and performant messaging services used across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the day‑to‑day operation of the IBM MQ messaging platform across multiple environments.
• Assist with the installation, configuration, and maintenance of IBM MQ components.
• Monitor platform health, investigate issues, and help resolve incidents and service disruptions.
• Participate in change, release, and patching activities under guidance from senior engineers.
• Help implement and follow operational standards, runbooks, and best practices.
• Work with application teams to support onboarding, connectivity, and troubleshooting.
• Contribute to documentation, knowledge sharing, and platform improvements.
• Support security, compliance, and audit requirements related to messaging services.
• Take part in on‑call or support rotations where required.
• Basic understanding of:
  • Messaging patterns (point‑to‑point, pub/sub)
  • High availability and resilience concepts
  • Networking fundamentals
• Familiarity with scripting (e.g. Bash, Python, or similar) for operational tasks.
• Experience using monitoring and alerting tools.
• Ability to follow processes, troubleshoot issues, and elevate effectively when needed.
• Good communication skills and willingness to work collaboratively with other teams.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to other messaging or streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka, ActiveMQ, AMQ).
• Basic knowledge of containers or Kubernetes.
• Experience working in a regulated or financial services environment.
• Understanding of ITIL or structured incident / change management processes.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on mission‑critical messaging platforms used across the business.
• Clear learning and progression path towards senior and lead engineering roles.
• Support from experienced messaging and platform engineers.
• A collaborative, professional team environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

Progression Path

Engineers in this role are expected to grow towards Senior Messaging Platform Engineer, taking on deeper technical ownership, design responsibility, and leadership over time.