MQ Engineer

Our client is looking for a MQ(message queue) Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis. The role will be based in Dublin, with a requirement to be onsite 3 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and upgrade messaging queue manager environments on Linux/Unix systems.
• Oversee and configure messaging components such as queues, communication channels, listeners, clustering, and high-availability architectures.
• Establish and manage security controls for messaging platforms, including TLS encryption, certificate management, and channel authentication rules.
• Proactively monitor messaging environments, diagnosing and resolving issues related to channel connectivity, queue backlogs, and overall system performance.
• Conduct capacity assessments, support disaster recovery exercises, and drive automation initiatives across the platform.
• Provide infrastructure-level support for event streaming technologies, including platforms such as Kafka and Solace.
• Develop and uphold operational standards, governance policies, and best practices for messaging systems.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience managing messaging systems in distributed environments.
• Strong expertise in messaging system clustering, security implementation, and performance optimisation.
• Solid background working with Linux/Unix environments, along with scripting and automation using Shell, Ansible, or Python.
• Understanding of event-driven systems and experience with event broker technologies.
• Proven experience supporting high-volume, production messaging platforms.

Reach out to [email protected] for more information