{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"85e34107bd01ac17b7efbe2c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/85e34107bd01ac17b7efbe2c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/85e34107bd01ac17b7efbe2c","title":"Manager Software Engineering - Middleware Implementation / Kafka or MQ","description":"NO OPT\nManager, Software Engineering - Kafka / MQ Middleware Implementation\nLocation: Hybrid - Chicago, IL - 3 days a week\nThis is managing over Kafka and MQ\nThe 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 strategize\nIf they have a combination of Kafka and MQ they will come out of a financial company 9 out of 10 times\nThere are 6 people in the group, 3 do Kafka and 3 do MQ\nIt is 60% cloud, 40% on prem\nThere are 10 products in the group\nAlso need to know Jira and scrum master\nIt’s a combination of engineering and production support, so they will be 24/7 production support\nMust have excellent communication skills\nSALARY: $136K - $170K PLUS 15% BONUS\nMultiple 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 management\nDrive the implementation and ongoing support of Middleware messaging team technologies in production and non-production environments.\nQualifications:\n[Required] Systems administration and change management practices.\n[Required] J2EE application services\n[Required] Message-oriented middleware.\n[Required] Internet / Web based technologies.\n[Required] ITLT Best Practices\n[Required] Scripting and coding.\n[Required] Network technologies\n[Required] CI/CD tools.\n[Required] Cloud native applications.\n[Required] Technologies used to support microservices.\n[Required] File transfer protocols including SFTP.\n[Required] Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)\n[Required] Security controls as applied to software technologies.\nEducation and/or Experience:\nAt least 7 years of relevant experience including people management experience\nINDR\nJob Type: Full-time\nPay: $136,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year\nBenefits:\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nVisa sponsorship\nVision insurance\nWork Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617","company":"Request Technology","rawCompany":"request technology","city":"Chicago","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-14T11:22:39.585Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"11-3021.00","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","slug":"computer-and-information-systems-managers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Manager Software Engineering - Middleware Implementation / Kafka or MQ","description":"NO OPT\nManager, Software Engineering - Kafka / MQ Middleware Implementation\nLocation: Hybrid - Chicago, IL - 3 days a week\nThis is managing over Kafka and MQ\nThe 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 strategize\nIf they have a combination of Kafka and MQ they will come out of a financial company 9 out of 10 times\nThere are 6 people in the group, 3 do Kafka and 3 do MQ\nIt is 60% cloud, 40% on prem\nThere are 10 products in the group\nAlso need to know Jira and scrum master\nIt’s a combination of engineering and production support, so they will be 24/7 production support\nMust have excellent communication skills\nSALARY: $136K - $170K PLUS 15% BONUS\nMultiple 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 management\nDrive the implementation and ongoing support of Middleware messaging team technologies in production and non-production environments.\nQualifications:\n[Required] Systems administration and change management practices.\n[Required] J2EE application services\n[Required] Message-oriented middleware.\n[Required] Internet / Web based technologies.\n[Required] ITLT Best Practices\n[Required] Scripting and coding.\n[Required] Network technologies\n[Required] CI/CD tools.\n[Required] Cloud native applications.\n[Required] Technologies used to support microservices.\n[Required] File transfer protocols including SFTP.\n[Required] Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management)\n[Required] Security controls as applied to software technologies.\nEducation and/or Experience:\nAt least 7 years of relevant experience including people management experience\nINDR\nJob Type: Full-time\nPay: $136,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year\nBenefits:\nDental insurance\nHealth insurance\nVisa sponsorship\nVision insurance\nWork Location: Hybrid remote in Chicago, IL 60617","datePosted":"2026-04-14T11:22:39.585Z","dateModified":"2026-04-14T11:22:39.585Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Request Technology","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Chicago","addressRegion":"IL","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"85e34107bd01ac17b7efbe2c"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/85e34107bd01ac17b7efbe2c"}}