Systems Administrator

TEKsystems; Owings Mills (MD); Hybrid; USD 143,270,000 - 180,466,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

HSA

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off

Job summary

TEKsystems seeks an experienced MQ Administrator to support IBM MQ/ACE across on‑premises and cloud environments. You will maintain queue managers, monitor performance, and resolve incidents to ensure reliable messaging for critical business applications.

The role is contract-based in Owings Mills, MD, offering hybrid work and exposure to Linux/Unix, security, and deployment automation. Strong collaboration across teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise messaging platform experience.
• Proven experience as an IBM MQ & ACE Administrator or in a middleware support role.
• Hands-on experience with IBM ACE in development, test, or production environments.
• Strong knowledge of IBM MQ architecture, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Linux/Unix server environments.
• Familiarity with message queuing concepts and middleware technologies.
• Experience with MQ security, including SSL/TLS and user access controls.
• Knowledge of scripting for automation and operational support.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer IBM MQ across development, stage, and production environments.
• Create, manage, and maintain queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and MQ objects.
• Support IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) environments and deployments.
• Monitor MQ performance, availability, and capacity for optimal operation.
• Troubleshoot MQ/ACE issues including connectivity, delivery, and channel failures.
• Perform upgrades, patches, and migrations for IBM MQ environments.
• Support message flow deployment and promotion activities across environments per change control.

Skills

System administrator

IBM MQ

IBM ACE

Scripting

Ansible

Python

Linux/Unix

SSL/TLS security

Tools

Prometheus

Splunk

Kubernetes

Job description

Description

We are seeking an experienced MQ Administrator to support and maintain the enterprise messaging infrastructure and integration services across on-premises and cloud platforms. This role is responsible for the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and support of IBM MQ/ACE (App Connect Enterprise) environments that enable secure, reliable, and high-performing communication across critical business applications and platforms.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in middleware administration, operational support, and incident resolution, with the ability to work effectively across infrastructure, application development and production support teams. This position plays an important role in ensuring stability, resilience and security of the enterprise messaging and integration services.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and administer IBM MQ environments across development, stage, and production.
• Create, manage, and maintain queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and other MQ objects.
• Support and maintain IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) environments, including integration servers, message flows, BAR file deployments, and runtime support.
• Monitor MQ system performance, availability, and capacity to ensure optimal operation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve MQ and ACE related issues including connectivity, message delivery, channel failures, and performance bottlenecks.
• Perform upgrades, patches, fix packs, and migrations for IBM MQ environments.
• Support message flow deployment and promotion activities across environments in alignment with change management and release processes.
• Implement and maintain security configurations, including SSL/TLS, authentication, authorization, and certificate management.
• Work closely with application teams, infrastructure teams, and vendors to support integration and messaging requirements.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and standard procedures.
• Participate in on‑call support and incident response for production issues.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise messaging platform experience.
• Proven experience as an IBM MQ & ACE Administrator or in a similar middleware support role.
• Hands‑on experience supporting or administering IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) in development, test, or production environments.
• Strong knowledge of IBM MQ architecture, administration, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with Linux/Unix server environments.
• Familiarity with message queuing concepts, distributed systems, and middleware technologies.
• Experience with MQ security, including SSL/TLS and user access controls.
• Knowledge of scripting for automation and operational support.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Skills

System administrator, IBM MQ, IBM ACE, Scripting, Ansible, Python

Top Skills Details

System administrator,IBM MQ,IBM ACE,Scripting,Ansible,Python

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of high availability and clustering solutions.
• Experience administering IBM MQ in cloud or hybrid cloud environments, including deployment, configuration, monitoring, and support of messaging services across on-premises and cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud-native or managed messaging deployments and containerized MQ implementations in platforms such as AWS, OpenShift, or Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, meshIQ and Splunk.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Owings Mills, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $63.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.

Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.

If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Owings Mills,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 11, 2026.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.