Description

You will manage all phases of MQ engineering and operations within a large-scale, 24x7 Sysplex environment.

Responsibilities

• Define IBM MQ resources including channels and queues.
• Perform MQ software maintenance and problem determination, interfacing with IBM Support when necessary.
• Execute MQ performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning via trending reports.
• Manage disaster recovery procedures and testing.
• Support in-house tools including MQI wrappers, CICS trigger monitors, and channel security exits.
• Provide periodic on-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of relevant experience in MQ engineering.
• Hands-on experience with MQ Data Sharing in a large Sysplex environment.
• Deep understanding of High Availability concepts.
• Proficiency with z/OS functions including APF, Link List, LPA, and VSAM.
• Experience with JCL and REXX for internal tool development.
• Knowledge of Sysview for MQ and CA-Neuromics Analyzer.
• Familiarity with Java, Kafka, and MQ Confluent Connectors in a mainframe environment.
• Ability to support application developers in batch and CICS environments.

Key Skills

Education

Any Gradute