Mainframe MQ System Administrator

Responsibilities :

Administration and maintenance of MQ Infrastructure running on z/OS platform

Designing MQ message flows in collaboration with Development teams, configuring and delivering MQ environments best in class

Define, maintain and monitor Queue Managers, MQ Objects, channels and queues on Mainframe

Perform problem diagnostics and resolution. Contribute to root cause investigation

Work with the IBM support in opening the PMR's and resolving them on need basis

Perform peer review of change events, assessing impacts and risks

Develop and improve MQ health check processes and methods, striving for improvement to both systems and the environment

Handling MQ compliance security

Provide on call support 24.7 for MQ infrastructure

Additional Responsibilities:

Knowledge on advanced massage security

Application Programming experience using IBM MQ

Technical and Professional Requirements:

6+ years of working experience as Mainframe MQ administration in data sharing environments

Good experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining an IBM MQ running on z/OS and its associated components using SMP/E

Working experience on Cluster queue Managers, Queue sharing groups, MQ utilities and Traces

Knowledge about MQ channel encryption and MQ security

Experience with setting up new channels for external partners

Experience guiding and supporting Application developers to develop messaging flows

Capable of planning for and supporting Disaster recovery exercises

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Able to work both as individual and as a team member with other subject matter experts

Knowledge about RACF system and definition of MQ profiles to support overall MQ security and compliance requirement