IBM Security Integration​/Systems Enginner

IBM Security Integration/Systems Enginner Executive Cyber & Information Security Talent Consulting Base pay range

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Location: Chicago

Compensation: $125,000 - $145,000 base salary range

Glocomms is partnered with a globally leading Wealth Management firm seeking a Systems and Data Engineer to join their technology team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on next‑generation data messaging and streaming integration solutions, while growing both technically and professionally.

We are looking for a high‑energy, confident individual who can meet customer needs and help drive innovation in data integration. If you have the creativity to automate solutions, simplify support, and stabilize critical applications that integrate with messaging platforms such as IBM MQ (v9.3 or later), ACE (v12 or later), BAW, ODM, and Kafka, this position is for you.

You will collaborate with architecture, Dev Ops engineering, development, and application support teams to deliver messaging solutions and develop strategies for automation through the development pipeline. Additionally, you’ll gain exposure to platforms and tools running on Windows, Linux, and modern Dev Ops technologies including containers, microservices, Kubernetes, Chef, and Jenkins.

This role requires experience in designing, installing, upgrading, analyzing, documenting, and automating messaging solutions for:

• Enterprise applications and services in Java and .NET running on Windows, Linux, and HP Non Stop.
• Messaging technologies
  : IBM MQ server and client, JMS, AMQ, Kafka.
• Integration platforms
  : IBM ACE, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), IBM BAW, ODM.

Tools used:

• Monitoring
  :
  Splunk, Dynatrace, IR360, IBM MQ Web Administrator, MQ Explorer.

• Design and implement integration platform architecture ensuring stability, resilience, efficiency, security, and flexibility.
• Collaborate with development and architecture teams to deliver scalable, reliable integration solutions.
• Act as product owner and liaison for IBM integration products, creating standards and guidance for best practices.
• Support lifecycle management by providing timely product roadmaps and retiring aging systems.
• Improve business continuity and disaster recovery planning and documentation.
• Automate processes to enable offshore teams to handle support and change requests effectively.
• Ensure adherence to SLAs for platform availability and reliability.
• Manage communication between architecture, development, QA, and IT management regarding roadmaps, issues, and platform changes.
• Create and maintain documentation including system run books and problem resolution steps.
• Provide support for IBM integration products, including after‑hours and on‑call rotations, while minimizing engagement through automation and well‑engineered solutions.

Required:

• 8+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Engineering experience in design, build, configuration, delivery, and automation of data integration platforms, including:
  • IBM MQ (v9.3 or later).
  • IBM ACE (v12 or later).
  • Enterprise monitoring implementation.
  • Automation using Shell scripting, Power Shell, Python, Ansible Playbooks.
  • Running messaging platforms on Linux using RDQM.

Preferred:

• Mentoring development teams on IBM MQ best practices.
• Integrating MQ with IBM Business Process Manager (BPM/BAW).
• Experience with CCDT file implementation.
• Data/Event Streaming:
  Kafka.
• IBM ACE, WAS, BAW, ODM experience.
• Monitoring tools:
  Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk.
• Infrastructure as Code:
  Chef, Puppet, Ansible.
• CI tools:
  Jenkins, TFS, Git.
• Service Delivery Workflow Automation:
  Service Now.
• Understanding of Java and .NET code design related to messaging.
• Networking and security concepts, TCP/IP standards.
• Project and change management practices.

• MQ Certification (highly preferred).

• Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, or Computer Systems Analysis (required).

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

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