We are hiring a Middleware Engineer with experience in Kafka and IBM MQ in a cloud-based environment. As part of the Cloud Platform Engineering team, the Middleware Engineer will be supporting our microservices deployments in Kubernetes using infrastructure as code.
Responsibilities:
- Support Kafka, MQ, Websphere, and Oracle apps in a 24/7 environment
- Monitor middleware systems, both frontend and backend, internally and externally
- Work closely with development, QA, and business teams to troubleshoot issues and implement new functionality
- Install and configure IBM MQ running on Linux systems and in the cloud
- Manage Kafka connectors on Linux and cloud platforms like IBM, Azure, and GCP
- Responsible for continuous improvement of the platform via both homegrown and purchased solutions
- Work on digital transformation and modernize the application based on new technologies
Requirements:
- 6+ years of in Information Technology experience
- Experience in working with very complex system using microservices architecture and on large databases
- 2+ years of IBM MQ Administration and Technology Experience
- 2+ years of experience as Kafka Administrator
- Hands-on experience in creating Kafka Topics/brokers
- Experience working with real-time data ingestion with source and sink Kafka connectors
- Experienced in creating the MQ clustering queues and channels
- Working knowledge of WebSphere MQ 9.0/9.1 on Linux platform
- Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, containerization
- GIT, Terraform, Docker/Kubernetes is a plus
- Scripting and code-writing skills needed for utility and ad-hoc projects
- Unix Shell Scripting experience preferred
- Exposure to working with cloud computing, Google Cloud experience a plus
- Exposure to infrastructure automation, scalability, microservices architecture
- 4+ years of experience as the working with Linux and AIX Systems
- 2+ years working in a cloud-based environment
The expected salary range for this position is $90,000-$110,000. The actual compensation will be determined by experience and other factors permitted by the law.
