Sr, MQ Architect - Seneca Resources, LLC

Position Title: Senior MQ Architect Location: Remote, NY Clearance Requirements: None Position Status: Contract Pay Rate: $85/hr on W2 Position DescriptionWe re seeking a highly skilled Messaging Platform Engineer/MQ Architect to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise-grade messaging solutions in hybrid cloud environments. This role is ideal for professionals with deep expertise in IBM MQ, high availability topologies, and secure message routing, who thrive in regulated environments and understand the nuances of performance, scalability, and audit-readiness.You ll play a critical role in integrating messaging platforms into DevOps pipelines, ensuring observability, and enabling secure, resilient communication across distributed systems. If you re passionate about infrastructure-as-code, cloud-native deployments, and building systems that support real-time business operations, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement high-availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) topologies for messaging platforms (e.g., RDQM, multi-instance QM, shared cluster patterns)Deploy and manage IBM MQ in AWS and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring secure and scalable connectivityIntegrate messaging platforms into DevOps pipelines using Infrastructure-as-Code toolsConfigure and maintain TLS encryption, channel exits, and authorization records to meet enterprise security standardsMonitor and troubleshoot messaging systems using Datadog or similar observability toolsCollaborate with compliance teams to ensure systems meet FINRA, SEC, and other regulatory requirementsEvaluate and support alternative messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ, SonicMQ, and Confluent KafkaOptimize performance and right-size infrastructure to meet non-functional requirements (NFRs)Required Skills & EducationProven experience with IBM MQ architecture, deployment, and administrationStrong understanding of HA/DR configurations and cluster managementHands-on experience with cloud deployments, especially AWSFamiliarity with DevOps integration, CI/CD pipelines, and automation toolsWorking knowledge of RabbitMQ, SonicMQ, or Kafka is a plusExperience with observability platforms like Datadog, Prometheus, or GrafanaExposure to regulated environments and audit-readiness practicesUnderstanding of security protocols, encryption standards, and performance tuningBachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fieldEmployers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

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