Manager Software Engineering - Middleware ...

NO OPTFind out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.*Manager, Software Engineering - Kafka / MQ Middleware Implementation*Location: Hybrid - Chicago, IL - 3 days a weekThis is managing over Kafka and MQThe ideal candidate will come up through either Kafka or MQ or both and then got into leadership or is a manager and wants to manage and strategizeIf they have a combination of Kafka and MQ they will come out of a financial company 9 out of 10 timesThere are 6 people in the group, 3 do Kafka and 3 do MQIt is 60% cloud, 40% on premThere are 10 products in the groupAlso need to know Jira and scrum masterIt's a combination of engineering and production support, so they will be 24/7 production supportMust have excellent communication skillsSALARY: $136K - $170K PLUS 15% BONUSMultiple operating system platforms windows unix linux mainframe J2ee application servers automation scripting Jenkins ansible message oriented middleware WebSphere WebLogic MQ Apigee etc. don't have to have all of the middleware scripting and coding network technologies CICD tools cloud native AWS support microservices SFTP SSL/TLS PKI infrastructure managementDrive the implementation and ongoing support of Middleware messaging team technologies in production and non-production environments.*Qualifications:** [Required] Systems administration and change management practices.* [Required] J2EE application services* [Required] Message-oriented middleware.* [Required] Internet / Web based technologies.* [Required] ITLT Best Practices* [Required] Scripting and coding.* [Required] Network technologies* [Required] CI/CD tools.* [Required] Cloud native applications.* [Required] Technologies used to support microservices.* [Required] File transfer protocols including SFTP. xijylhu * [Required] Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)* [Required] Security controls as applied to software technologies.*Education and/or Experience:** At least 7 years of relevant experience including people management experienceINDRJob Type: Full-timePay: $136,000.00 - $170,000.00 per yearBenefits:* Dental insurance* Health insurance* Visa sponsorship* Vision insuranceWork Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617

Created: 2026-03-04