MQ/ACE Integration Engineer (Remote)

Cedent; United States; Remote; USD 55,104 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

A reputable technology company is seeking an experienced MQ Series Administrator based in the United States. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in MQ administration, including expertise in MQ Series 9.X features and IIB environments. Responsibilities include installation, configuration, and security management of middleware platforms. Compensation is competitive, ranging from $40 to $60 per hour, with applications accepted until 10/30/2025. This is a contract position offering comprehensive health insurance benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiarity with MQ administration.
• Proficient in MQ Series 9.X features and MQ objects.
• 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or equivalent with shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor execution and performance of messaging applications.
• Install and configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software.
• Implement and manage security protocols in IIB environments.

Skills

MQ Series Administration

MQ Clustering

Linux

Automation with Ansible

IBM Integration Bus (IIB)

Job description

Responsibilities

• 5+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiar with all aspects of MQ administration.
• Proficient in MQ Series 9.X features—Strong knowledge of MQ objects such as Queues, Channels, Clustered Queues, etc.
• Strong knowledge and experience with MQ Clustering variants, PUB/SUB, and Client‑access architectures.
• Knowledge of MQ security aspects: Channel security, SSL, authentication & authorization mechanisms.
• 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or any other flavor of Linux and shell‑scripting.
• Security hardening of IBM MQ to include TLS encryption and Authority/Authentication Records.
• Monitors execution and performance of messaging applications.
• 5+ years experience with MQ installs (z/OS and distributed) — z/OS experience is a must.
• Experience using JCL (Job Control Language) to run batch jobs.
• Experience using automation with Ansible automation (for middleware platforms).
• 5+ years experience on IIB administration, able to perform configuration changes, deployments and Broker setup.
• Install and Configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software in development, test and production environments.
• 5+ years experience monitoring and maintaining the health of IIB environments to ensure high availability and performance.
• Implement and Manage security protocols and policies in IIB environments.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as an MQ Series Administrator and familiar with all aspects of MQ administration.
• Proficient in MQ Series 9.X features—Strong knowledge of MQ objects such as Queues, Channels, Clustered Queues, etc.
• Strong knowledge and experience with MQ Clustering variants, PUB/SUB, and Client‑access architectures.
• Knowledge of MQ security aspects: Channel security, SSL, authentication & authorization mechanisms.
• 5+ years experience with Red Hat Linux or any other flavor of Linux and shell‑scripting.
• Security hardening of IBM MQ to include TLS encryption and Authority/Authentication Records.
• Monitors execution and performance of messaging applications.
• 5+ years experience with MQ installs (z/OS and distributed) — z/OS experience is a must.
• Experience using JCL (Job Control Language) to run batch jobs.
• Experience using automation with Ansible automation (for middleware platforms).
• 5+ years experience on IIB administration, able to perform configuration changes, deployments and Broker setup.
• Install and Configure IBM Integration Bus (IIB) Software in development, test and production environments.
• 5+ years experience monitoring and maintaining the health of IIB environments to ensure high availability and performance.
• Implement and Manage security protocols and policies in IIB environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other middleware technologies such as ActiveMQ or RabbitMQ.
• Ansible automation.

Compensation

Hourly Rate Range – $40–$60/hr

Benefits Offered

[Health, Dental, Vision Insurance]

Deadline

Applications accepted until 10/30/2025 at 11:59 PM CST

We are an Equal Pay Employer. All employment decisions, including compensation, benefits, hiring, training, and promotions, are made based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to ensuring equal pay for equal work and regularly review our compensation practices to promote fairness, equity, and transparency across our organization.

Department

Preferred Vendors

This is a contract position