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Infrastructure Engineer 3 – Contingent (IBM MQ / Kafka)

Veracity Software Inc
Charlotte, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/21/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/18/2026
Infrastructure Engineer 3 - Contingent (IBM MQ / Kafka)

Location: Charlotte, NC / Minneapolis, MN / Chandler, AZ / Phoenix, AZ / Iselin, NJ

Work Model: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite / 2 Days Remote)

Work Type: Contract (Contingent)

Positions: 5

Hours: 40 Hours per Week

Shift Details

  • Schedule Options:
  •  Standard 8-hour shifts
  • Shift Timing: Monday - Friday
  • On-call requirement: Yes

Messaging Focused role

They support IBM MQ, Kafka, Solace and Message Broker

Candidate should have worked on at least 2-3 messaging platforms

Primary Focus: MQ & Kafka

The Infrastructure Engineer 3 - Messaging is responsible for supporting enterprise-scale middleware and messaging platforms in a high-availability production environment. This role is heavily focused on IBM MQ and Kafka, along with other messaging technologies, ensuring system reliability, performance, and scalability.

This role requires strong expertise in messaging platforms, incident management, automation, and enterprise infrastructure support, along with the ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

Messaging Platform Support

  • Support IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ) and Kafka environments
  • Manage queues, topics, brokers, and message flows
  • Ensure high availability and system reliability

Incident Management

  • Perform L2/L3 production support
  • Troubleshoot messaging failures and system issues
  • Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive solutions

System Performance & Optimization

  • Monitor and tune messaging systems for performance
  • Optimize throughput and reduce latency

Platform Administration

  • Configure and maintain MQ, Kafka, Solace environments
  • Support deployments, upgrades, and patching

Collaboration

  • Work with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams
  • Support enterprise integrations and cross-platform communication

Documentation & Compliance

  • Maintain operational documentation and runbooks
  • Follow enterprise policies, standards, and compliance requirements

Must-Have Qualifications

  • 7 years of Infrastructure Engineering experience
  • 5 years of hands-on experience with Messaging platforms
  • Strong experience with IBM MQ (Required)
  • Strong experience with Kafka (Required)
  • Experience with at least 2-3 messaging platforms (MQ, Kafka, Solace, Message Broker)
  • Strong production support / L2-L3 experience
  • Experience supporting enterprise, highly available environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with IBM Message Broker / ACE / IIB
  • Experience with Solace
  • Automation experience (Ansible, Udeploy)
  • Linux / Unix platform experience

Core Competencies

  • Messaging platform engineering
  • Production support & troubleshooting
  • Incident management
  • Performance tuning
  • Communication and collaboration

Work Environment

  • Enterprise IT Infrastructure environment
  • High-availability production systems
  • Hybrid work model (3 days onsite)

Additional Requirements

  • Must be eligible to work in the US
  • Must be flexible for on-call rotation
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills

Recruiter Submission Template -

Full Name:

Degree with Institution and Completion Year:

Do you have experience with IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ)? (Years):

Do you have experience with Kafka? (Years):

Do you have experience with IBM Message Broker / ACE / IIB?

Do you have experience with Solace?

Have you worked on at least 2-3 messaging platforms?

Do you have L2/L3 production support experience?

Do you have experience in enterprise, highly available environments?

Do you have experience with automation tools (Ansible/Udeploy)?

Do you have Linux/Unix (RHEL/AIX/ZLinux) experience?

Are you comfortable with on-call support?

Tentative Start Date:

Motivation / Reason for interest in this position:

Reason for job change:

Contact Number:

Email ID:

LinkedIn Profile URL:

Full Address (City, State):

Notice Period / Availability:

Work Authorization Status:

Expected Hourly Rate on W2:

Are you ready to relocate on your own expenses and work Hybrid (3 days onsite) Preferred Work Location (Charlotte / Minneapolis / Phoenix / Chandler / Iselin):?

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