Senior Environment Specialist with a strong background in integration and support of IBM ESB (WMB & IIB)

Must Haves:

• Lead, hands on experience with IBM MQ/ESB 4-5 Years
• Tech Stack of IBM ESB (WMB & IIB), IBM MQ, Java and SQL
• MQ / ESB Setup. Troubleshooting & Maintenance 7-10 Years
• Management or oversight of delivery of complex systems and enterprise applications 4-5 Years
• Strong Documentation Skills including MS Excel, Visio, MS Project 4-6 Years
• Working knowledge of Java virtual machine platform 2-3 Years
• Working knowledge of enterprise application monitoring 2-3 years

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Guidewire cloud/Team City an asset

Skills:

• Tech Stack of IBM ESB (WMB & IIB), IBM MQ, Java and SQL
• Should be able to make the LLD and HLD based on Functional and Non-Functional requirements
• Proficient in Integration Architecture - Application development and design
• High skill with on-premise and cloud Integration platforms
• Proficiency in web services - SOAP , REST, XML technologies
• Knowledge in Core Java and Log4J libraries
• Experience in Database modeling & design and experience in MS SQL and Stored Procedures
• Good understanding and knowledge on GIT and Bitbucket, Build and Deployment tools
• Basic knowledge of UNIX operating system and networking
• Analytical Skills to investigate and resolve integration and environment issues
• Experience in direct customer and stakeholder engagement are highly desired
• Knowledge of ESB / MQ integrations with legacy components
• Experience with all or some of the follow
• Enterprise Accounts and Claims software such as Guidewire
• Proven experience with enterprise messaging such as IBM MQ / ESB
• Experience working with Java Virtual Machine platform, application delivery or administration
• Working knowledge of service management and productivity tools such as Service Now, Jira, Confluence (Will be an asset)
• Hands-on experience of GitHub, BitBucket and other CD/CI tools

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for ensuring timely delivery of artifacts from other streams and appropriate escalations in time
• Responsible for WMQ clustering and multi-instance message broker
• Ensure quality oversight for technical architecture and implementation of middleware, integration system design, production implementation of multi-instance message flows
• Responsible for oversight and design of secured HA IIB framework
• Responsible to Guidewire team city environment build and deployments
• Provide QA/Testing teams with support on problem determination and resolution of integration issues
• Ability to be a technical interface between engineering and QA/Testing teams to provide innovative and efficient approach to integrations between environmental components
• Provide reports, minutes and presentation materials related to integrations
• Documentation of all integration aspects
• Follow industry trends and software developments to assist in creating a roadmap for the Enterprise Integration group
• Ensure Service Level Agreements are met for applications supported
• Work on change man. deployments and maintenance activities
• Provide solutions to business and technical issues and ensuring that design specifications and development schedules are met.
• Provide solution recommendations that have potential business/process automation impact and organization/financial impact.
• Interact with the business, vendors and ITC technical teams by:
• Gather technical requirements for integrating with the vendor products;
• Attend requirements and solution design reviews;
• Coordinate system installations and software testing;
• Integrate system solutions to handle confidential data/information and transfers between the client and external service providers