Message Queue Developer – RabbitMQ & Messaging Integration - Contract - Australia

Requirements

Messaging Platforms

Strong hands-on experience with:

· RabbitMQ

· Enterprise Messaging Platforms

· Event-Driven Architectures

· Message Brokers

· Asynchronous Processing Frameworks

Experience delivering messaging capabilities is a key requirement within AEMO's SOI integration platform.

Messaging Design Patterns

Strong experience implementing:

· Publish/Subscribe (Pub/Sub)

· Work Queue Patterns

· Request/Reply Patterns

· Event-Driven Integration Patterns

· Message Routing and Transformation

· Reliable Messaging Patterns

RabbitMQ Administration

Experience configuring:

· Exchanges

· Queues

· Routing Keys

· Bindings

· Dead Letter Queues

· Retry Mechanisms

· Virtual Hosts

· Access Controls

Strong understanding of RabbitMQ platform operations and administration.

High Availability & Clustering

Experience with:

· RabbitMQ Clustering

· High Availability Architectures

· Fault-Tolerant Messaging Solutions

· Disaster Recovery Concepts

· Resilient Messaging Design

Familiarity with clustering and HA configurations is essential for this role.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Experience with:

· Queue Performance Monitoring

· Throughput Analysis

· Latency Investigation

· Root Cause Analysis

· Production Support

Ability to diagnose and resolve complex messaging and integration issues.

Integration & Development

Strong understanding of:

· Enterprise Integration Patterns

· Middleware Platforms

· REST APIs

· Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA)

· Event-Driven Architectures

· System-to-System Integrations

DevOps & Automation

Familiarity with:

· CI/CD Pipelines

· Automated Deployments

· Git-Based Version Control

· Infrastructure Automation

· Environment Promotion Models

AEMO's SOI platform is designed around automated deployment and DevOps-enabled delivery practices.

Preferred Experience

· Experience working with enterprise integration platforms such as WebMethods, API Gateways and Managed File Transfer solutions.

· Experience supporting critical integration services in regulated environments.

· Exposure to Energy, Utilities, Government or Critical Infrastructure sectors.

· Experience deploying messaging services across secure multi-zone environments.

· Familiarity with observability, monitoring and operational support tooling.