IBM MQ Administrator

Role

IBM MQ Administrator

Location

Chicago, IL ( Hybrid)

Duration

Long Term Contract

Seeking an expert IBM MQ Administrator to join our MQ team and be responsible for managing and maintaining our IBM MQ infrastructure.

• The IBM MQ Administrator will work closely with development teams to ensure the availability and reliability of our messaging infrastructure to support our applications and services
• Install, configure, and maintain IBM MQ servers and associated infrastructure
• Monitor the performance of the IBM MQ servers and associated infrastructure, troubleshoot any issues, and take corrective action to resolve problems
• Implement high availability and Disaster Recovery solutions
• Manage access controls, security configurations, and authentication protocols for IBM MQ servers
• Configure and manage IBM MQ objects.
• Deep understanding of IBM MQ cluster design, operation and maintenance
• Document IBM MQ infrastructure configurations and procedures
• Join the teams on-call support rotation.
• Must have a pro-active, can-do mindset.

Basic Qualifications

At least 6 years experience with IBM MQSeries, including MQ clustering.

At least 6 years experience using Linux.

At least 2 years experience with cloud platforms, ideally AWS.

Preferred Qualifications

At least 2 years experience with deployment tooling (devops tooling, Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, CICD).

At least 2 years experience with scripting.

Experience with Kubernetes, containers.