Senior Middleware Operations Engineer – IBM MQ & High Availability

Empower messaging resilience — lead the future of middleware operations!

Lisbon-based opportunity with hybrid work model.

As a Senior Middleware Operations Engineer, you will be working for our client, a leading organization in the messaging and middleware field committed to ensuring operational excellence and system stability. You will play a critical role in supporting IBM MQ environments, optimizing high availability strategies, and driving resilient messaging infrastructure in a dynamic environment.

Your main responsibilities:

• Manage and support IBM MQ in critical production environments, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
• Troubleshoot queue manager issues, channels, and operational alerts with autonomy and precision.
• Execute firmware upgrades, platform maintenance, and participate in data center migrations.
• Support the deployment and configuration of AMS, MQIPT, and mq.ini operational handling.
• Contribute to the execution of HADR strategies, including failover readiness and disaster recovery practices.
• Monitor, analyze, and resolve incidents to ensure service continuity and mitigate operational risks.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, network, and application teams to support seamless operations.

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• 4+ years of experience in middleware operations, messaging platform support, or production support.
• Proven hands-on experience with IBM MQ, especially in high-availability environments.
• Strong knowledge of MQ Appliance, queue manager administration, and failover strategies.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix basics, network connectivity, certificates, and log analysis.
• Experience with incident management, operational standards, and supporting infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Ability to work independently on complex production issues in a critical environment.

It is a strong plus if you have:

• Knowledge of MQ architecture, AMS configuration, and operational governance.
• Experience with incident, change management, and support in financial environments.
• Proficiency in French (desired).

Language Required for the role:

• Fluent in English.

Eligibility for the role:

• Only candidates with an existing legal right to work in the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.