Middleware Engineer (IBM MQ & Kafka – Development & Support)

Job Title

Middleware Engineer (IBM MQ & Kafka – Development & Support)

Description

We are seeking a Middleware Engineer to support and enhance enterprise messaging platforms. This role combines development, integration, and production support for IBM MQ and Apache Kafka, with a focus on reliability, performance and secure messaging across hybrid and cloud environments. Location: Johannesburg (3 days per week on site). Contract: 12 months (renewable). Subcon budget: R750/hr including margins.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM MQ and Apache Kafka including queue managers, channels, queues, topics, brokers, partitions and clusters.


• Configure message routing, transformation and integration flows; manage queue/topic setup, retention and persistence.


• Develop and maintain producers and consumers using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka Streams and IBM MQ APIs.


• Des...