SRE Lead with IBM MQ & Kafka

LTM Ltd

Chandler, AZ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$52,190–$114,263 Per Year
SKILLS
Apache Kafka, Applications Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Brokerage, Budgeting, Business Transformation, Consulting, Distributed Computing, Diversity, Engineering Software, English Language, Facebook, Failover, Health Plan, High Availability, IBM WebSphere MQ (Message Queue), Identify Issues, Incident Management, Leadership, LinkedIn, Messaging Middleware, Messaging Technology, Microsoft Windows Operating System, On Call, Production Support, Production Systems, Realtime Operating System, Reliability Engineering, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Software Patches, Splunk, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Reliability, Systems Scalability
LOCATION
Chandler, AZ
POSTED
28 days ago

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SRE Lead with IBM MQ & Kafka

  • ID: 871272
  • 7 - 12 Years
  • 1 Opening
  • Chandler - Arizona - USA

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Role description

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Site Reliability Engineer SRE Lead Messaging Services to drive platform reliability observability and operational excellence across IBM MQ and Kafka environments

This role combines

Production engineering and reliability leadership for messaging platforms

Platform security resilience engineering and vulnerability remediation

Ownership of largescale distributed messaging runtimes

Key responsibilities include

Leading reliability engineering for highscale messaging platforms supporting tens of thousands of runtimes and highvolume message throughput

Driving EOL remediation patching and stabilization across MQ queue managers and Kafka clusters

Implementing SRE best practices

o SLIs SLOs focused on message delivery latency and availability

o Incident management escalation and postmortem culture

Enhancing observability and monitoring for messaging flows queue depths lag and throughput

Designing proactive fault detection and autoremediation strategies eg DLQ handling backlog mitigation failover recovery

Building resilient messaging platforms capable of supporting realtime eventdriven workloads

Supporting global production messaging environments with oncall rotation and escalation ownership

Partnering with engineering application and security teams to ensure reliability scalability and secure message transport

Primary Required Skills

Strong experience in Site Reliability Engineering Production Engineering

Handson expertise with

o IBM MQ queue managers clustering channels DLQ management

o Kafka Confluent platform topics brokers partitions consumer groups

o Largescale distributed messaging systems and runtime management

Deep understanding of

o System reliability scalability and high availability design

o Messaging reliability patterns guaranteed delivery retry handling replay ordering

o Incident management root cause analysis and problem management

Experience with

o Observability tools Dynatrace Splunk Prometheus Grafana for messaging platforms

o Event and anomaly detection in highvolume systems

Strong scriptingautomation skills

o Shell Python PowerShell

Experience managing LinuxUnix and Windows production environments

Knowledge of

o Eventdriven architecture and messagingbased integration patterns

Understanding of

o Messaging platform security TLS certificates channel auth encryption

o Vulnerability remediation and risk mitigation in production systems

Excellent troubleshooting skills in highpressure realtime environments eg message backlog latency spikes connection failures

Desired Skills

Experience implementing SRE frameworks SLIs SLOs error budgets specifically for messaging workloads

Familiarity with

o Kubernetes containerized messaging platforms

Experience with

o Kafka ecosystem components Schema Registry Connect Streams

o IBM MQ advanced features Native HA clustering

Exposure to

o AIdriven operations AIOps anomaly detection or automated remediation

o Largescale messaging modernization or migration programs

Messaging or middleware certifications IBM MQ Kafka or equivalent

Experience in regulated environments eg financial services

Skills

Mandatory Skills : IBM MQ, Kafka

Other details

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual''s skills, experience, performance and internal equity.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with LTIMindtree ("LTIM"):

Benefits and Perks:

  • Comprehensive Medical Plan Covering Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • 401(k) Plan with Company match
  • Life Insurance
  • Vacation Time, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
  • Paid Paternity and Maternity Leave

The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum salary target for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and job level and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Depending on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of overall compensation like an annual performance-based bonus, sales incentive pay and other forms of bonus or variable compensation.

Disclaimer: The compensation and benefits information provided herein is accurate as of the date of this posting.

LTIMindtree is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity in the workplace. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, family-care status, veteran status, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, handicap or disability or history of handicap or disability, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, union affiliation, affectional or sexual orientation or preference, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, except where such considerations are bona fide occupational qualifications permitted by law.

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Compensation range: $ 52,190 to 114,263.00 per year

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LTM is an AI-centric global technology services company and the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest and most disruptive enterprises. We bring human insights and intelligent systems together to help clients create greater value at the intersection of technology and domain expertise. Our capabilities span integrated operations, transformation, and business AI - enabling new ways of working, new productivity paradigms, and new roads to value. Together with over 87,000 employees across 40 countries and our global network of partners, LTM - a Larsen & Toubro company - owns business outcomes for our clients, helping them not just outperform the market, but to Outcreate it. Please also note that neither LTM nor any of its authorized recruitment agencies/partners charge any candidate registration fee or any other fees from talent (candidates) towards appearing for an interview or securing employment/internship. Candidates shall be solely responsible for verifying the credentials of any agency/consultant that claims to be working with LTM for recruitment. Please note that anyone who relies on the representations made by fraudulent employment agencies does so at their own risk, and LTM disclaims any liability in case of loss or damage suffered as a consequence of the same. Recruitment Fraud Alert - https://www.ltimindtree.com/recruitment-fraud-alert/

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