Message Oriented Middleware Administrator

**Responsibilities**:
**ABOUT THE JOB**:
The vision within GTS is to provide cutting-edge, cost-effective technology services and support based on an infrastructure that is shared by the SG companies, requiring adherence to common standards, policies, and security settings. The teams are globally aligned to leverage best practices, standards, and procedures on a worldwide basis.

**What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?**
- Undertake documentation, tracking and resolution of issues, monitor recurring issues and suggest long term solutions for such issues
- 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, and provide documentation for projects.
- Deliver assignments within specified time frames and adhere to all established standards and guidelines.
- Evaluate new technologies to solve business requirements.

**Profile required**:
**Skills and Qualifications**:
**Required Technical Skills**:

- 2 to 5 years of experience in IBM MQ in design, installation, fixpack upgrade, migration, and configuration
- Middleware platform troubleshooting skills
- Middleware platform installation, configuration, and upgrades
- Analytical and debugging skills

**Desired / Plus**:

- Python programming skills
- Knowledge in micro-service development
- Frequency trading environment experience desired
- Experience with configuration management tools (Puppet, Chef, etc.)
- Exposure to Cloud computing practices
- Experience with tools/platforms such as JIRA, Jenkins, Docker, Elasticsearch and AWS
- Knowledge in REST API development

**Competencies**:

- Client focused, must have a strong customer service mentality and ability to work with developers, users, and other staff
- Able to work independently and in a team environment while interacting across different groups to accomplish projects
- Must be detail and goal oriented and dedicated to accomplishing tasks
- Ability to interact with other business lines, managers, technical staff, and senior management.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in written and oral.

**Educational Requirements**:

- Minimum of BS in Computer Science and/or related Engineering technologies

**Languages**:
English required; French is a strong plus

**Why join us**:
**OUR Benefits**:
**WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE**

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

- Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
- Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
- Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
- Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
- Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
- A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

**Business insight**:
OUR CULTURE:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.

D&I:
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.
- Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:
- Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
- Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
- Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.
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