Senior IBM MQ Middleware Engineer – Hybrid & Automation

Tential Solutions; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM MQ Middleware Engineer sought for a hybrid role in Annapolis, MD. You will support and optimize the IBM MQ infrastructure across multiple data centers, collaborating with developers to implement robust messaging solutions.

The role requires hands-on MQ administration, Linux skills, and strong networking knowledge, with a hybrid onsite schedule and a focus on reliability, security, and automation.

Qualifications

• STEM degree required or advanced degree with corresponding experience.
• Hands-on experience with IBM MQ administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and deployment.
• Familiarity with Linux CLI, kernel parameters, debugging tools, and networking behaviors.
• Understanding of core networking concepts (firewalls, TCP/IP, routing, subnets).
• Proficiency with Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu).
• Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and work independently in cross-functional teams.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship; U.S. citizenship preferred.
• Hybrid (primarily onsite) work schedule at Annapolis Office.

Responsibilities

• Support, administer, and maintain IBM MQ infrastructure across environments and data centers.
• Configure and manage queue managers, channels, listeners, security objects, clustering, and MQ client connectivity.
• Ensure reliability through redundancy, RDQM, monitoring, and performance tuning.
• Implement certificates, TLS, and security policies across MQ and middleware.
• Collaborate with developers to design and integrate MQ-based messaging solutions.
• Develop scripts and automation for deployments, monitoring, and ops tasks.
• Plan, test, and implement MQ version upgrades and new features.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve messaging issues and bottlenecks.
• Ensure policy compliance, logging, and audit requirements.
• Perform backup and recovery for MQ objects and data.
• Contribute to runbooks, architecture diagrams, and SOPs.
• Occasional on-site hardware setup tasks (rack, cabling) with light lifting.

Skills

IBM MQ

Linux CLI

Networking basics

Scripting

Education

STEM degree

Advanced degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

NAS/SAN storage

Git

Job description

IBM MQ Middleware Engineer sought for a hybrid role in Annapolis, MD. You will support and optimize the IBM MQ infrastructure across multiple data centers, collaborating with developers to implement robust messaging solutions.

The role requires hands-on MQ administration, Linux skills, and strong networking knowledge, with a hybrid onsite schedule and a focus on reliability, security, and automation.