Junior Middleware Engineer – IBM MQ & Kafka in Luxembourg

Project overview

Context

Mission within a large IT services company in Luxembourg, in a Middleware team responsible for critical exchange platforms used by numerous business applications.

The consultant will join an existing team to strengthen the support, monitoring, and administration activities for IBM MQ and Apache Kafka environments.

The objective is to integrate a junior profile (3 years of experience) with significant initial experience in IBM MQ, Kafka, and Linux/Unix, possessing a strong desire to learn and progressively develop skills.

The position is based 100% on-site in Luxembourg, with the possibility of residing in France near the border.

Shift availability is mandatory, including approximately one shift with a Saturday once a month.

Missions

Middleware Support & Operations

Monitoring & Incident Management

Administration & Documentation

Automation & Continuous Improvement

Tools & Environment

Working Conditions

• Supervise IBM MQ and Kafka environments.
• Manage incidents and operational requests.
• Process alerts and anomalies.
• Monitor platform performance and availability.
• Provide support for Publish/Subscribe activities.
• Analyze production incidents.
• Participate in troubleshooting.
• Monitor MQ queues and Kafka streams.
• Escalate incidents when necessary.
• Contribute to the improvement of operational processes.
• Maintain technical documentation.
• Update operational procedures.
• Participate in the management of authorizations and access.
• Contribute to the standardization of support practices.
• Participate in automation initiatives.
• Use Ansible where relevant.
• Contribute to the simplification of recurring tasks.
• Support platform evolutions.
• Apache Kafka
• IBM MQ
• Linux
• UNIX
• Ansible
• Mission location: Luxembourg
• Start date: ASAP
• Long-term mission
• 2 days of remote work per week
• Professional English mandatory
• Required seniority: minimum 3 years of experience
• On-site presence mandatory
• Availability for shifts, including one Saturday per month

Project details

• Start: flexible
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Luxembourg, LU
• Languages: English, French