IBM ACE Integration Lead

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 DBA's 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 follow-up 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.