IBM MQ

About Client:Our client is prominent Indian multinational corporation specializing in information technology (IT), consulting, and business process services and its headquartered in Bengaluru with revenues of gross revenue of ₹222.1 billion with global work force of 234,054 and listed in NASDAQ and it operates in over 60 countries and serves clients across various industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and telecommunications. The company consolidated its cloud, data, analytics, AI, and related businesses under the tech services business line. Major delivery centers in India, including cities like Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, kochi, kolkata, Noida.Job Title: IBM MQ Middleware Specilaist· Location: Pune and Hyderabad· Experience: 8+· Mode of Work : Hybrid· Job Type : Contract to hire.· Notice Period: Immediate joiners.· Project Tenure: Long-term projectJob Description:We are seeking a highly experienced Middleware expert to join our technology team in a mission-critical financial environment. This role is ideal for someone who has a proven track record of building and operating reliable, scalable systems in regulated industries such as banking or financial services.As a Senior engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and resilience of our platforms. You’ll collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to build systems that are secure, observable, and automated, while championing a culture of operational excellence.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, implement, and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant systems in a financial environment.Passionately identify, measure, and reduce TOIL, with a proactive approach to eliminating repetitive manual tasks through automation.Provide 3rd level incident response and root cause analysis for production issues.Collaborate with development teams to embed reliability into the software development lifecycle.Integrate with observability platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog) to ensure end-to-end visibility of systems and services.What We’re Looking ForWe’re seeking a seasoned engineer with a strong foundation in middleware engineering and a passion for building robust, scalable systems. The ideal candidate will bring a mix of technical depth, operational maturity, and a proactive mindset.✅ Essential Experience & SkillsStrong Hands-on experience with IBM MQ and other Middleware platformsHands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure), operating systems (e.g. Linux RHEL7+, Windows 2019+), and networking fundamentals.Practical experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).Ability to integrate with observability platforms to ensure system visibility.A metrics and automation-driven mindset, with a strong focus on measurable reliability.Calm under pressure, especially during incidents and outages, with a structured approach to incident response and post-mortems.Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across engineering and business teams.A proactive, ownership-driven attitude, always seeking opportunities to improve systems and processes.✨ Desirable AdditionsExperience with chaos engineering, resilience testing, or disaster recovery planning.Familiarity with patching, version management process.An understanding of CI/CD pipelines, containerization (AKS), and orchestration (Kubernetes).Team & CultureYou’ll be joining the Operating Systems and Middleware (OSM) crew, a globally distributed team that supports critical infrastructure across time zones using a follow-the-sun support model. Based in Pune/Hyderabad this role is embedded in a collaborative Agile environment where engineers are empowered to take ownership, innovate, and continuously improve.We value transparency, shared responsibility, and continuous learning. You’ll work alongside talented engineers who are passionate about building reliable systems and solving complex problems.