Lead MQ & Broker Engineer

We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a prestigious Global Consultancy who required a Lead MQ & Broker Engineer for one of their public sector Clients based in the UK.

Role Title: Lead MQ & Broker Engineer
Location: Sheffield (Onsite min 2 days per week)
Duration: 10 Months
Rate: GBP430 inside of IR35
Role Description:
Specialist Build Engineer required to coordinate shared infrastructure build & migration activities with specialists in the GBGFs as well as to support service rebuilds during the migration phase (either through SMART builds or through the use of standard patterns
- In depth knowledge of Messaging products and extensive experience of their build, configuration and demise
- Multi-product, multi-version, multi-platform, with in-depth knowledge of the products technical implementation in a complex enterprise organisation
- 5+ years of proven IBM MQ Administration experience
- Expert level knowledge in design, installation, configuration, fixpack upgrade, and administration of IBM MQ & BRK
- Expert level knowledge in deploying and configuring highly available IBM MQ solutions (RDQM, MQHA with VCS and Pacemaker etc)
- SSL certificate management experience
- Problem solving/analytical skills, tools, and techniques with experience in troubleshooting MQ issues as well as other complex MQ & Broker performance issues
- Detailed knowledge of Linux & Windows OS administration is essential
- Experience working or integrating with Apache Kafka, Amazon MQ, Active MQ and Solace
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (preferable DevOps Pipelines and Ansible)
- Understanding of ITIL and ITSM frameworks
- Experience with change management processes and tools (preferably ServiceNow)
- Ability to work, learn new applications, and resolve issues quickly.
- Ability to clearly document and explain symptoms and solutions to complex problems.