Role: IBM ACE Integration Lead
Duration: Long Term
Location: Hybrid 3 days Onsite
Location Charlotte NC; Chicago IL; Colorado Springs CO; Conshohocken PA; Dallas TX; Fargo ND; Garden City NY; Houston TX; Jacksonville IL; Lenexa KS; Lubbock TX; Morristown NJ; Mt Juliet TN; New York NY; Purchase NY; Topeka KS
The Integration lead role is responsible for ensuring the smooth integration and functioning of various systems and software within the organization. This role involves technical leadership system enhancements performance and managing the implementation of integration solutions.
Responsibilities
Manage and develop IBM ACE MQ and Java production environments to develop new integrations optimal performance and availability.
POC and new technology investigation
Apigee experience set up and troubleshooting
Troubleshoot IBM ACE and MQ applications using debugger and trace files.
Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues including message processing errors database connectivity problems and Java application errors.
Write scripts for automate application monitoring and health checks.
Work with DBAs for any integration issues connecting to Databases.
Collaborate with IBM support for any issues that cannot be resolved internally.
Initiate cases with IBM and ensure followup until resolution.
Respond promptly to incidents alerts and service requests.
Work closely with development teams to investigate and resolve complex integration issues.
Implement change requests defect fixes related to IBM ACE MQ & Java applications following change management processes.
Document procedures configurations plus troubleshooting steps for IBM ACE MQ and Java applications.
Perform and support routine maintenance tasks such as applying patches and updates and ensure system security and overall compliance.
Collaborate with other teams to improve security performance back up strategies and disaster recovery plans.
Improvements and enhancements
System deployments
DevOps implementation
Technical Qualification
10 years of experience in IBM ACE MQ SQL and Java production environments.
Strong working knowledge of IBM ACE & MQ and Apigee.
Strong design and development skills using IBM ACE MQ applications.
Solid experience in supporting ESB Integrations with Java SQL FTP SFTP SOAP and Rest APIs.
Experience with monitoring tools such as Avada Monitoring Splunk.
Experience with SQL scripting for data retrieval manipulation and reporting.
Proficiency in Java programming and debugging with experience in diagnosing application errors and performance issues.
Prior experience with Azure dev Ops Jenkins Maven is required
Prior experience with API management tools APIGEE is a must.
Prior experience with Cloud integration.
Prior experience with Kafka.