ActiveMQ Middleware Systems Engineer

iTech AG • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

iTech AG is looking for an MQ / Middleware Systems Engineer to provide key input and support into technical designs for various projects for our Federal Government customer.

Requirements

• 5 to 10 years of experience in Messaging Queuing
• 5+ years’ experience in Message Queuing (e.g. IBM MQ, ActiveMQ, Kafka, etc.) configuration and maintenance
• 5+ years’ experience providing incident, problem, and change management support for 24x7 infrastructure operations
• 5+ years’ experience in-depth experience of working in a 2nd/3rd line IT support or project delivery environment
• 5+ years’ experience within Middleware, JAVA, or related technology
• 2+ years’ knowledge of programming languages (e.g. JAVA, C, C++, and/or similar products)
• 1+ years’ experience with scripting and automation (Bash Shell, Korn Shell, Windows Batch, Etc.)
• XML Configuration and layout working knowledge
• JSON Configuration and layout working knowledge
• Pursuant to a government contract, US Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust

Responsibilities

• Report to MQ/Middleware Task Lead
• Provide 24x7x365 via an on-call rotation for integration support for all Middleware components (including networking) and supported applications interfaces, including but not limited to IBM MQ/ThirdParty MQ (Apache ActiveMQ / Kafka), IBM MQ IPT, IBM AppConnect support products (commercial-off-the-shelf, proprietary, and OpenSource)
• Support configuration queue managers and brokers
• Support efforts to automate operation and maintenance functions
• Support patching and maintenance
• Supporting Application team troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Engaging Vendor as required for technical support
• Maintain the status of all tasks and projects in Jira and/or ServiceNow
• Provide on-call incident and change request support according to the approved process/procedures, coordinating with Enterprise Operations Center (EOC) incident management staff, application owners, and technical SMEs as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees