Bizoforce Hiring – Developer Platform / Product Engineer | Plano, Texas, USA

Confidential

Plano (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Bizoforce Hiring is seeking an experienced Developer Platform / Product Engineer with IBM MQ expertise to support, maintain, and modernize enterprise middleware and messaging platforms in Plano, Texas. The role demands hands-on IBM MQ administration, Native High Availability MQ, and production operations experience to improve reliability and support modernization initiatives.

You will collaborate with engineering teams to automate tasks, optimize performance, and migrate legacy messaging toward

Qualifications

IBM MQ administration: hands-on configuration, monitoring, and support of MQ environments.
Native High Availability MQ: design, configure, and troubleshoot HA solutions.
Middleware support: maintain enterprise middleware platforms and production messaging operations.
Incident management: investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve middleware incidents with stability.
Linux administration: basic to intermediate system administration and troubleshooting.
Platform maintenance: upgrades, configuration changes, performance tuning, and operational improvements.
Scripting and automation: develop scripts to automate routine admin tasks.

Responsibilities

Administer, configure, monitor, and maintain IBM MQ environments.
Support queue managers and messaging components and ensure availability and reliability.
Monitor messaging services to maintain operational stability and uptime.
Perform routine maintenance and administration activities per requirements.
Implement and support IBM MQ Native High Availability configurations and failover processes.
Containerize and modernize messaging workloads in Kubernetes/OpenShift environments.
Collaborate with engineering teams to improve scalability and performance.
Investigate and resolve middleware incidents with root-cause analysis.

Skills

IBM MQ Administration

Native HA MQ

Middleware Support

Incident Management

Linux Administration

Platform Maintenance

Scripting and Automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

MQ Containerization

Job description

Bizoforce Hiring is seeking an experienced Developer Platform / Product Engineer with strong IBM MQ expertise to support, maintain, and modernize enterprise middleware and messaging platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in IBM MQ administration, Native High Availability (HA) MQ solutions, production operations, and middleware troubleshooting. This role focuses on improving platform reliability, supporting modernization initiatives, and migrating legacy messaging architectures toward modern, containerized environments. The successful candidate will collaborate with technical teams to maintain platform stability, optimize performance, automate operational tasks, and support enterprise messaging infrastructure.

Experience (in Years)

Required Experience: 5–10 years of overall professional experience.
Relevant Experience: Hands-on experience in IBM MQ administration, middleware engineering, and production support.
Platform Modernization: Experience supporting high-availability messaging solutions and middleware modernization initiatives.

Required Skills

IBM MQ Administration: Strong hands-on experience administering, configuring, monitoring, and supporting IBM MQ environments.
Native HA MQ: Experience implementing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting IBM MQ Native High Availability solutions.
Middleware Support: Experience supporting enterprise middleware platforms and production messaging operations.
Incident Management: Ability to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve middleware incidents while maintaining platform stability.
Linux Administration: Working knowledge of Linux environments, system administration, command-line utilities, and troubleshooting.
Platform Maintenance: Experience supporting middleware upgrades, configuration changes, performance tuning, and operational improvements.
Scripting and Automation: Ability to develop scripts and automate routine administration, monitoring, and maintenance activities.

Preferred Skills / Good-to-Have Technical Experience

Kubernetes: Familiarity with container orchestration and deploying or supporting middleware workloads in Kubernetes environments.
OpenShift: Knowledge of Red Hat OpenShift for containerized application and platform management.
MQ Containerization: Experience supporting IBM MQ containerization and migration from legacy messaging architectures to modern platforms.
High Availability and Resilience: Understanding of high-availability configurations, failover mechanisms, recovery procedures, and platform resilience.
Performance Optimization: Experience identifying performance bottlenecks and improving messaging platform efficiency.
DevOps and Automation: Familiarity with automation practices and tools used to streamline middleware administration and platform operations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Demonstrated experience administering and supporting IBM MQ environments.
Practical understanding of Native HA MQ and enterprise messaging infrastructure.
Experience handling production incidents, performing root‑cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.
Working knowledge of Linux administration and troubleshooting.
Ability to support platform upgrades, modernization, containerization, and operational automation.
Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Key Responsibilities

IBM MQ Administration and Support
- Administer, configure, monitor, and maintain IBM MQ environments.
- Support queue managers, messaging components, and related platform configurations.
- Monitor messaging services to ensure availability, reliability, and operational stability.
- Perform routine maintenance and administration activities in accordance with operational requirements.
Native HA MQ Implementation and Support
- Implement and support IBM MQ Native High Availability solutions.
- Monitor high-availability configurations and investigate availability-related issues.
- Troubleshoot failover, connectivity, and messaging service disruptions.
- Support recovery procedures and help maintain resilient enterprise messaging services.
Platform Modernization and Containerization
- Support initiatives to modernize legacy IBM MQ architectures.
- Assist with containerization and migration of messaging workloads to modern platforms.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on Kubernetes or OpenShift-based middleware deployments, where applicable.
- Identify opportunities to improve scalability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
Production Operations and Incident Management
- Investigate and resolve middleware incidents and production issues.
- Perform root‑cause analysis and implement appropriate corrective and preventive measures.
- Coordinate with application, infrastructure, and platform teams to resolve complex technical issues.
- Maintain platform stability and minimize service disruptions.
Platform Upgrades and Performance Tuning
- Support IBM MQ upgrades, configuration changes, patching, and maintenance activities.
- Analyze messaging performance and identify areas for optimization.
- Assist with capacity management, platform health checks, and operational improvements.
- Validate platform functionality and stability following upgrades or configuration changes.
Automation and Operational Improvement
- Develop and maintain scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks.
- Improve monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance processes through automation.
- Document platform configurations, operational procedures, and incident‑resolution steps.
- Follow established operational standards and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.