WHO WE ARE: As the founding entity of RAINBOW PARTNERS, Quanteam is a consulting firm specializing in Banking, Finance, and Financial Services. Guided by our core values of closeness, teamwork, diversity, and excellence, our team of 1,000 expert consultants, representing 35 different nationalities, collaborates across 10 international offices: Paris, Lyon, New York, Montreal, London, Brussels, Geneva, Lisbon, Porto and Casablanca. We are looking for an Intermediate Middleware Administrator, IBM MQ & Messaging Systems to work with one of our clients, a leading international financial institution based in Montreal. CONTEXT AND ROLE OBJECTIVES: As part of a global technical services organization, you will contribute to infrastructure engineering, administration, and support for business-critical banking applications worldwide. You will join a Middleware group responsible for middleware platform administration, support, and integration of applications using middleware platforms. The role includes middleware software platform infrastructure design, installation, configuration, upgrade, and application integration. You will work within a post-trade middleware team providing Back Office and batch processing middleware messaging solutions and support for middleware messaging system infrastructure and middleware applications across North and South America. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: IBM MQ & Messaging Systems Administration -Design and install IBM MQ and/or Rabbit MQ. -Deploy enterprise applications. -Perform installation and configuration activities. -Provide second or third level support to applications and developers. -Support middleware messaging system infrastructure and middleware applications. Troubleshooting & Production Support -Undertake documentation, tracking and resolution of issues. -Monitor recurring issues and suggest long-term solutions. -Use middleware platform troubleshooting skills. -Apply analytical and debugging skills. Projects, Solutions & Automation -Participate in and potentially lead projects to implement or enhance development services and automated solutions. -Work closely with the business and IT to develop cost-effective, operationally supportable solutions that meet complex requirements. -Recommend and design new technologies and solutions, including hardware and software. -Provide documentation for projects. -Evaluate new technologies to solve business requirements. Standards & Delivery -Deliver assignments within specified time frames. -Adhere to all established standards and guidelines. -Contribute to middleware platform installation, configuration, upgrades, fixpack upgrades and migrations. ENVIRONMENT: -International financial services environment. -Global technical services organization. -Middleware platform administration, support and integration. -Post-trade middleware team. -Back Office and batch processing middleware messaging solutions. -Middleware messaging system infrastructure. -Middleware applications. -North and South America scope. -IBM MQ. -Rabbit MQ. -Enterprise application deployment. -Second and third level support. -Automated solutions. -Standards, policies and security settings. -Python. -Micro-service development. -Configuration management tools: Puppet, Chef. -Cloud computing practices. -JIRA. -Jenkins. -Docker. -Elasticsearch. -AWS. -REST API development. PROFILE: Required Skills and Qualifications: -2 to 5 years of experience in IBM MQ in design, installation, fixpack upgrade, migration, and configuration. -Middleware platform troubleshooting skills. -Experience with middleware platform installation, configuration, and upgrades. -Analytical and debugging skills. -Client-focused mindset with a strong customer service mentality. -Ability to work with developers, users, and other staff. -Ability to work independently and in a team environment. -Ability to interact across different groups to accomplish projects. -Detail-oriented and goal-oriented. -Dedicated to accomplishing tasks. -Ability to interact with other business lines, managers, technical staff, and senior management. -Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills. -Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing. -Minimum of BS in Computer Science and/or related Engineering technologies. Nice to Have: -Python programming skills. -Knowledge in micro-service development. -Frequency trading environment experience. -Experience with configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, and related tools. -Design and architecture on middleware application platform. -Exposure to Cloud computing practices. -Experience with tools and platforms such as JIRA, Jenkins, Docker, Elasticsearch and AWS. -Knowledge in REST API development. Other: -Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada. -Seniority: Intermediate.