Job Description
An employer is seeking a contracting position as an Integration Platform Engineer on the Integration Platforms and Engineering Team. This team is responsible for providing engineering for IBM MQ, IIB, MQFTE Connect:Direct and MessageSight platforms. We are looking for an Integration Platform Engineer to join our organization and help us with administration, support, and to automate and self-service enable integration technologies. This position will report to the Integration Services Manager.
Integration Platform Engineer candidates develop and maintain software & systems to integrate internal and cloud systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IIB/ACE & MQ and will employ DevOps tools to improve accessibility, visibility, and production stability. Expert knowledge and experience in one or more of the following is required for this role: IBM IIB/ACE, IBM MQ all running on the RHEL Operating Systems. Experience in Azure Integration Technologies is also preferred.
Essential Job Functions
* Perform Integration Engineering functions including but not limited to:
o IIB/ACE Administration
o Fulfill service requests
o Diagnose root cause issues
o Develop Monitoring Dashboards
* Design, develop, and implement integrations based on user feedback.
* Analyze support data and trends to reduce time and money spent towards support activities.
* Analyze security and compliance issues and be able to remediate.
* Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate with the development team to streamline code deployment.
* Implement automation tools and frameworks (CI/CD pipelines).
* Collaborate with team members to improve the company's engineering tools, systems and procedures, and data security.
* Deliver quality customer service and resolve end-user issues in a timely manner.
Required Skills & Experience
IIB/ACE
Java
UNIX
* 4+ years successful and applicable experience building or supporting integration platforms
* Expert level knowledge of one or more of the following:
o IBM IIB/ACE, IBM MQ, shell scripting
* Proficient experience in administration and configuration on RHEL operating systems.
* A good working ability to write UNIX shell scripts, PERL
* A good working knowledge of Azure.
* Experience Artifactory
* Experience automating infrastructure provisioning, DevOps, or Continuous Integration/Delivery
* Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies.
* Familiarity with standard IT security practices such as identity and access management, SSO, data protection, encryption, certificate, and key management
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
* Experience in Grafana preferred
* Experience in Terraform preferred
* Experience in Github & Github actions preferred
* Programming experience is preferred, namely Java.
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.