IBM Middleware Integration Engineer

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is helping a well-known Financial Services Company in Charlotte, NC (hybrid) hire an Infrastructure Engineer – IBM Middleware Integration. The role supports multiple locations including Charlotte, Irving, Phoenix, Des Moines, Minneapolis, and Iselin, focusing on middleware, streaming, and messaging across the enterprise.

The assignment spans a 12+ month contract. Responsibilities include complex upgrades, analysis of infra needs, Agile development, documentation, monitoring

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on, large-scale experience with Integration Middleware.
• Experience with IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ).
• Experience with IBM Message Broker / ACE / IIB.
• Experience with Kafka and Solace.

Responsibilities

• Implement complex infrastructure and middleware upgrades.
• Analyze infrastructure requirements across business and applications.
• Design, code, test, and document solutions using Agile practices.
• Lead technical initiatives spanning technology and business.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure documentation and policies.
• Utilize Grafana and Splunk for monitoring and observability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet objectives.
• Handle outage calls, triage issues, and drive resolution.

Skills

IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ)

IBM Message Broker / ACE / IIB

Kafka

Solace

Tools

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Outstanding contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer –IBM Middleware Integration in Charlotte, NC, Irving, TX, Phoenix, AZ, Des Moines, IA, Minneapolis, MN or Iselin, NJ (hybrid).

Our client is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Middleware Integration to join the Enterprise Middleware Integration team. This team enables the development of critical products that support the Technology organization’s transformation initiatives. The role is responsible for building, engineering, and evangelizing Middleware, Streaming, and Messaging products across the enterprise.

Contract Duration: 12+ Months

schedule: EITHER Sunday - Thursday (Fri and Sat off) OR Tuesday - Saturday (Sun and Mon off)

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of hands-on, large-scale experience with Integration Middleware, including:
• IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ)
• IBM Message Broker / ACE / IIB
• Kafka
• Solace

What You Will Be Doing

• implement complex infrastructure and middleware upgrades
• Analyze business, application, and technical infrastructure requirements
• Design, code, test, debug, and document solutions using Agile development practices
• Lead and contribute to high-level technical initiatives spanning both technology and business
• Design, develop, test, and document complex infrastructure systems and solutions
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational policies, and procedures
• Utilize monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Splunk) to support application and operations teams
• Contribute to testing across business, application, and infrastructure layers
• Direct daily risk and control processes with a focus on compliance, policies, and procedures
• Develop long-term remediation strategies to resolve recurring issues
• Collaborate with peers, leadership, and cross-functional teams to resolve issues and achieve objectives
• Handle outage calls, triage issues efficiently, and drive resolution