Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
IBM MQ and Confluent Kafka build and operational experience in production environments.
Strong DevOps background: CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows.
Proficiency in Linux, Bash/Python scripting, and automation tools.
Experience with OpenShift (OCP) deployments and containerized middleware.
Knowledge of AWS services for hosting and integrating messaging platforms.
Security protocols: TLS/mTLS, SASL/OAUTH; observability stacks.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain IBM MQ (queue managers, channels, clustering, security)
• Confluent Kafka (brokers, topics, ACLs, Connect, Schema Registry)
• Deploy and manage Kafka and MQ on OpenShift (OCP) and/or AWS
• Containerization and operator-based deployments
• Automate platform provisioning and configuration using CI/CD pipelines, scripting (Bash/Python), and Ansible playbooks
• Ensure security (TLS/mTLS, SASL/OAUTH), high availability, and disaster recovery for messaging platforms
• Implement monitoring/alerting and troubleshoot performance issues
• Collaborate with application teams on event-driven architecture and best practices
Salary: $85,000 - $136,000