# Middleware MQ Engineer

> Weekday AI · Noida, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-08-08

**Salary:** INR 300,000–3,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟯-𝟯𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 7+ yrs

Location: Hyderabad, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for an experienced **Middleware MQ Engineer** to manage, support, and optimize IBM MQ infrastructure across distributed enterprise environments.

The role will focus on IBM MQ administration, high availability, security, monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and production support. The ideal candidate will work closely with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure reliable message delivery, platform stability, and seamless application onboarding.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Install, configure, administer, and maintain **IBM MQ Queue Managers** across distributed environments.
-   Create, configure, and maintain MQ objects including **queues, channels, listeners, and topics**.
-   Monitor MQ infrastructure and proactively identify and resolve **performance, capacity, and availability issues**.
-   Configure and maintain **MQ clustering, Queue Sharing Groups (QSG), and multi-instance Queue Managers** to support high availability and resilience.
-   Implement and manage MQ security controls, including **SSL/TLS, CHLAUTH, OAM, and digital certificate management**.
-   Perform regular **backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and failover activities**, including periodic testing.
-   Troubleshoot MQ connectivity, message-flow issues, channel failures, queue problems, and performance bottlenecks.
-   Support **production deployments, application onboarding, and MQ integration activities**.
-   Develop automation and operational scripts using **Shell, Bash, Python, or Ansible** to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
-   Work closely with **application, infrastructure, network, security, and other technology teams** to ensure platform reliability and smooth operations.
-   Monitor and manage MQ environments using tools such as **Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and IBM MQ Explorer**.
-   Participate in **incident, problem, and change management** processes and ensure timely resolution of production issues.
-   Provide **on-call and production support** as required, including troubleshooting critical incidents and restoring services within defined SLAs.
-   Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and configuration records for MQ environments.

### What Makes You a Great Fit

-   **7+ years of experience** in Middleware, IBM MQ Administration, or a similar enterprise messaging/infrastructure role.
-   Strong hands-on experience with **IBM MQ**, preferably across v8.x and v9.x environments.
-   Solid understanding of **MQ Queue Managers, queues, channels, listeners, topics, and message flows**.
-   Strong experience with **MQ clustering, high availability, Queue Sharing Groups, and multi-instance Queue Managers**.
-   Good knowledge of **Linux/Unix administration** and enterprise infrastructure environments.
-   Strong understanding of **SSL/TLS, CHLAUTH, OAM, certificates, and MQ security configurations**.
-   Hands-on scripting experience using **Shell, Bash, Python, or Ansible**.
-   Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as **Splunk, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or IBM MQ Explorer**.
-   Strong troubleshooting skills across **MQ connectivity, channel failures, message flow, performance, and availability issues**.
-   Practical knowledge of **backup, recovery, disaster recovery, failover, and business continuity practices**.
-   Experience supporting **production environments, application onboarding, deployments, and critical incidents**.
-   Familiarity with structured **incident, problem, and change management processes**.
-   Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across application, infrastructure, security, and operations teams.
-   Comfortable participating in **on-call support** and working in a high-availability production environment.
-   A proactive approach to **automation, operational efficiency, reliability, and continuous improvement**.

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