MQ Product Manager

Job Description

MQ PRODUCT MANAGER SOUTH YORKSHIRE BASED HYBRID 3 DAYS A WEEK ONSITE Own and drive the product management of messaging, integration and observability platforms, including IBM MQ, App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM Transformation Extender (ITX) and Instana, ensuring these services are secure, resilient, compliant, cost-effective, and aligned to engineering and business needs. This role requires strong cross-functional leadership, clear decision-making, and end-to-end accountability for platform outcomes. The Product Owner will be responsible for setting roadmaps and strategy, acting as an SME contact, and handling governance, requiring a senior individual with strong technical and communication skills. Critical experience in IBM MQ is essential, with knowledge of ACE/Broker, ITX and monitoring tools, particularly Instana, highly desirable. Skills & experience Critical Critical experience in IBM MQ is essential. Strong experience in product/service management for enterprise platforms (middleware, integration, messaging, monitoring/observability), ideally in a regulated environment. Deep knowledge of IBM MQ and solid working knowledge of ACE, ITX and observability tools (Instana or equivalent). Proven track record in platform lifecycle management (upgrade programs, standardization, deprecation, tech debt). Strong operational mindset: incident/problem management, capacity planning, resilience (HA/DR), SLI/SLO-based performance management. Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence across multiple teams and senior stakeholders. senior individual with strong technical and communication skills and the ability to act as an SME contact. Technical / Platform experience experience managing large-scale, multi-region deployments of messaging/integration/observability platforms across multiple geographies and time zones. Proven delivery experience with IBM MQ in a complex enterprise estate (hundreds/thousands of queue managers or large application population). Hands-on or delivery leadership exposure to IBM ACE in distributed estates. experience with IBM ITX in enterprise transformation workloads. Strong observability experience using Instana or equivalent enterprise tooling across a broad estate. Wider experience experience operating in environments with strict change governance and high audit scrutiny, with demonstrated ability to deliver currency and resilience improvements without increasing operational risk. Familiarity with hybrid cloud and container/platform patterns relevant to middleware and integration runtimes, including automation via CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code. experience leading cross-geography stakeholder groups and driving adoption of standard platforms through influence rather than authority. Financial services experience and vendor licensing/commercial management exposure. Prior experience within a large regulated organisation or another company in the industry is a significant advantage. Job Title: MQ Product Manager Location: Sheffield, UK Job Type: Contract Trading as TEKsystems. Allegis Group Limited, Maxis 2, Western Road, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No. 2876353. Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. TEKsystems is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available at To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice at for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield. TPBN1_UKTJ