Remote IBM MQ Administrator: Queues, Security & Monitoring

Apex Systems; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K with company match

ESPP

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems seeks an MQ Administrator in Richmond, VA to manage IBM MQ environments across Unix/Linux and Windows, configure queue managers, channels, and clustering, and ensure secure message delivery. The role emphasizes monitoring, troubleshooting, and coordination with development teams.

Candidates should have 5–10 years of MQ experience, scripting skills, and exposure to AWS MQ or Azure Service Bus. This is a remote-enabled contract role with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• IBM MQ administration experience required.
• Unix/Linux and Windows Server administration experience.
• Shell scripting skills (bash, ksh, PowerShell).
• Familiar with queue manager, channels, clustering.
• Knowledge of message persistence and delivery guarantees.
• Experience with SSL/TLS and LDAP integration.
• Experience with monitoring and troubleshooting MQ environments.
• Familiar with cloud MQ (AWS MQ, Azure Service Bus).

Skills

IBM MQ administration

Channel management

Clustering queues

Dead letter queues

UNIX/Linux admin

Windows admin

Shell scripting

TCP/IP

SSL/TLS certs

LDAP integration

Auth & authorization

Message encryption

Performance monitoring

Tools

IBM Integration Bus

Apache Kafka

Middleware platforms

Databases

WebSphere/JBoss/Tomcat

AWS MQ

Azure Service Bus

Job description

Everforth Apex Systems seeks an MQ Administrator in Richmond, VA to manage IBM MQ environments across Unix/Linux and Windows, configure queue managers, channels, and clustering, and ensure secure message delivery. The role emphasizes monitoring, troubleshooting, and coordination with development teams.

Candidates should have 5–10 years of MQ experience, scripting skills, and exposure to AWS MQ or Azure Service Bus. This is a remote-enabled contract role with competitive hourly pay.