Senior Manager, MQ and ACE Engineering

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Senior Manager, MQ and ACE Engineering

Description

The Senior Manager, MQ and ACE Engineering is responsible for leading the strategy, architecture, delivery, operations, and continuous evolution of enterprise messaging and integration platforms, including IBM MQ and IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE). The Senior Manager oversees engineering teams responsible for platform reliability, integration services, automation, security, governance, and operational excellence across mission-critical enterprise environments. This role is accountable for delivering secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient messaging and integration services that enable enterprise connectivity, digital transformation, and application modernization initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering, operations, modernization, and continuous improvement of enterprise IBM MQ and IBM ACE platforms, ensuring reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Define and execute the MQ and ACE platform strategy, roadmap, standards, and governance in partnership with engineering, infrastructure, security, and architecture stakeholders.
• Drive platform automation, operational efficiency, performance optimization, capacity planning, disaster recovery readiness, and continuous service improvement through modern engineering practices.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing engineering teams; foster ownership, innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
• Manage strategic vendor relationships, support models, technology lifecycle planning, and delivery of complex enterprise integration initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years supporting enterprise integration, middleware, messaging, or platform engineering environments within large-scale organizations.
• 5+ years leading engineering, platform, infrastructure, or technology teams with accountability for delivery, operations, and talent development.
• 5+ years administering, architecting, and optimizing IBM MQ environments, including performance tuning, resiliency, troubleshooting, and operational support.
• 4+ years designing, developing, and supporting IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE) or IBM Integration Bus (IIB) solutions across complex enterprise integration landscapes.
• 3+ years implementing high-availability architectures, disaster recovery capabilities, DevOps automation, CI/CD practices, and hybrid or cloud-based integration platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud and hybrid integration environments.
• Knowledge of Kafka, IBM Event Streams, API management platforms, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or container-based integration architectures.
• Experience leading platform modernization, automation, and operational transformation initiatives within large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and modern platform engineering practices.
• IBM MQ, ACE, cloud, or other relevant technical certifications.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience (High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of relevant experience).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Retirement savings options.
• Wellness programs.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families (based on eligibility).