Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.) · 3 months ago
Middleware Messaging Engineer
Jersey City, NJ
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$85/hr - $88.88/hrSoftware Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is searching for a Middleware Messaging Engineer for a contract assignment with one of their premier financial services clients in Jersey City, NJ. The role involves providing 24/7 support for messaging systems, administering IBM Websphere MQ and Solace Appliances, and ensuring optimal resilience and compliance of deployed systems.
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Responsibilities
Provide 24/7 and (when necessary) weekend support for systems involved in the architecture
Function as IBM Websphere MQ administrator. Install MQ environments on Windows and Linux
Create and configure Queue Managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects
Perform the backup and restore of Queue Managers and related objects. Recover damaged MQ installations and/or Queue Managers
Upgrade and patch MQ environments on Windows and Linux
Implement custom MQ security solutions using channel exists or SSL. Set up SSL communications between MQ servers and MQ clients to MQ servers
Install and configure MQ Clients on Windows and UNIX platforms
Function as Solace Messaging Engineer
Installation, upgrade and patching of Solace Appliances
Administration of Solace Appliances
Configuring Redundancy and Fault tolerance of Solace Infrastructure
Experience in configuring Solace bridging between Remote Solace Appliances
Experience in configuring different protocols with Solace appliance – MQTT, REST, AMQP
Experience in using Solace CLI to configure different solace objects
In-depth knowledge of Solace Queue and Topics
Enabling SSL for Solace communications
Interface with Application teams in troubleshooting complex, cross-platform issues related to Solace communication
Identify operational and infrastructure risks within the environment and work with the application development teams and APS to make corrections and mitigate risks
Ensure optimal resilience of deployed systems and meet all disaster recovery and compliance requirements dictated by the business
Configuring monitoring for Solace Appliances
Developing Python and Ansible playbooks to automate the Messaging Infrastructure
Qualification
Required
Strong Knowledge and experience with IBM MQ and Solace Installation/Configuration and Setup
Working knowledge of setting up Redundancy and fault tolerance between Solace Appliances
Knowledge on setting up SSL for Solace and IBM MQ
Strong Knowledge and experience with MQ processes, triggers, channels and clustering
Exposure to monitoring tools such as Nastel
Knowledge on Kafka
Strong knowledge and experience with PowerShell scripting
Working knowledge of Microsoft O/S, SUN Solaris, and Linux
Working knowledge and experience with Python and Bash scripting
Will be required to comply fully with the bank's general policies on attendance, compliance and professional conduct
Willingness to adapt to the changes constantly introduced by the Bank's dynamic environment
Preferred
Knowledge and experience with other flavors of web application servers (Apache Tomcat, JBOSS, Weblogic)
Knowledge and experience with other flavors of web servers (Apache Web, IIS)
Good understanding of Load Balancers (LTM)
Good understanding of DNS and GTMs
Company
Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.)
For more than 40 years, SGA has delivered technology and resource solutions that Fortune 500 organizations, mid-size companies, state and local governments, and higher education institutions rely on to achieve their goals/missions.
Founded in 1981
201-500 employees
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