Middleware Engineer III - Websphere MQ Series / Solace Administrator

Lenmar Consulting Inc; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 117,096,000 - 130,872,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenmar Consulting Inc. seeks a Middleware Engineer for a leading financial company in Jersey City.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with on-call support for critical messaging systems based on IBM MQ and Solace. You will install, configure, patch, backup, and recover MQ environments on Windows and Linux, manage queue managers, channels, SSL, and Solace appliances, and collaborate with application teams to troubleshoot complex issues.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of IBM MQ and Solace installation/configuration.
• Experience configuring redundancy and fault tolerance between Solace appliances.
• Knowledge of SSL setup for Solace and IBM MQ.
• Knowledge of MQ processes, triggers, channels and clustering.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Nastel.
• Knowledge of Kafka.
• Strong PowerShell scripting experience.
• Working knowledge of Windows, UNIX-like, and Linux systems (Solaris).
• Python and Bash scripting experience.
• Ability to comply with bank policies and adapt to a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 and weekend support for mission-critical messaging systems.
• Install MQ environments on Windows and Linux; administer IBM MQ globally.
• Create and configure Queue Managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects.
• Backup and restore Queue Managers and related objects; recover MQ installations.
• Upgrade and patch MQ environments on Windows and Linux.
• Implement SSL for MQ communications.
• Install and configure MQ Clients on Windows and UNIX.
• Function as Solace Messaging Engineer; install, upgrade, patch Solace Appliances.
• Administer Solace Appliances; configure redundancy and fault tolerance.
• Configure Solace bridging between remote Solace Appliances; support MQTT, REST, AMQP protocols.
• Use Solace CLI to configure solace objects; enable SSL for Solace communications.
• Interface with application teams to troubleshoot cross-platform issues.
• Identify operational risks and mitigate with dev/APS teams.
• Ensure resilience and DR/compliance for messaging infrastructure.
• Configure monitoring for Solace Appliances.
• Develop Python and Ansible playbooks to automate the Messaging Infrastructure.

Skills

IBM MQ

Solace MQ

MQ Clustering

SSL/TLS

Python scripting

PowerShell

Bash scripting

Linux

Windows

Solaris

Ansible

Kafka

Nastel Monitoring

Tools

Apache Tomcat

JBoss

WebLogic

Apache Web Server

IIS

LTM

DNS

GTMs

Job description

Middleware Engineer position with a leading financial company

Hybrid in Jersey City

Rate $90/hr W2

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 and (when necessary) weekend support for systems involved in the architecture.
• Function as IBM Websphere MQ administrator. Install MQ environments on Windows and Linux.
• Create and configure Queue Managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects.
• Perform the backup and restore of Queue Managers and related objects. Recover damaged MQ installations and/or Queue Managers.
• Upgrade and patch MQ environments on Windows and Linux.
• Implement custom MQ security solutions using channel exists or SSL. Set up SSL communications between MQ servers and MQ clients to MQ servers.
• Install and configure MQ Clients on Windows and UNIX platforms
• Function as Solace Messaging Engineer.
• Installation, upgrade and patching of Solace Appliances.
• Administration of Solace Appliances.
• Configuring Redundancy and Fault tolerance of Solace Infrastructure.
• Experience in configuring Solace bridging between Remote Solace Appliances.
• Experience in configuring different protocols with Solace appliances - MQTT, REST, AMQP.
• Experience in using Solace CLI to configure different solace objects.
• In-depth knowledge of Solace Queue and Topics.
• Enabling SSL for Solace communications.
• Interface with Application teams in troubleshooting complex, cross-platform issues related to Solace communication.
• Identify operational and infrastructure risks within the environment and work with the application development teams and APS to make corrections and mitigate risks.
• Ensure optimal resilience of deployed systems and meet all disaster recovery and compliance requirements dictated by the business.
• Configuring monitoring for Solace Appliances.
• Developing Python and Ansible playbooks to automate the Messaging Infrastructure.

Position Requirements

• Strong Knowledge and experience with IBM MQ and Solace Installation/Configuration and Setup.
• Working knowledge of setting up Redundancy and fault tolerance between Solace Appliances.
• Knowledge on setting up SSL for Solace and IBM MQ.
• Strong Knowledge and experience with MQ processes, triggers, channels and clustering.
• Exposure to monitoring tools such as Nastel
• Knowledge on Kafka
• Strong knowledge and experience with PowerShell scripting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft O/S, SUN Solaris, and Linux.
• Working knowledge and experience with Python and Bash scripting.
• Will be required to comply fully with the bank's general policies on attendance, compliance and professional conduct.
• Willingness to adapt to the changes constantly introduced by the Bank's dynamic environment.

Considered a plus

• Knowledge and experience with other flavors of web application servers (Apache Tomcat, JBOSS, Weblogic)
• Knowledge and experience with other flavors of web servers (Apache Web, IIS)
• Good understanding of Load Balancers (LTM)
• Good understanding of DNS and GTMs