Mainframe MQ Engineer

Mainframe MQ Engineer

Ongoing contract (Client maintains right to hire after 3 months though rarely exercises this right)

Location: New York City, NY (HYBRID) Working from office from start date!

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• At least 4+ years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

• Defining IBM MQ resources (channels, queues, etc)

• Knowledge of MQ Data Sharing in a large Sysplex environment

• Understanding of High Availability concepts

• Perform MQ software maintenance.

• Ability to perform problem determination as well as interface with IBM Support

• Knowledgeable in MQ Performance & Tuning as well as MQ Monitoring

• Support performance and capacity planning including the development of performance and trending reports.

• Familiar with Disaster Recovery procedures & tests

• Support in-house developed tools including wrapper for the MQI, enhanced CICS trigger monitor,

• and channel security exits.

• Knowledge of Sysview for MQ, CA-Neumics Analyzer

• Understanding of zOS functions such as: APF, Link list, LPA, VSAM

• Familiar with Java, Kafka and MQ Confluent Connectors in the Mainframe environment

• Ability to develop internal tools via JCL, REXX, etc.

• Excellent oral/written communication skills

Skills desired:

• Familiarity with CICS TS V6.1

• SMP/E knowledge

• Knowledge of external security (RACF & CA-Top Secret) as related to MQ• Prior Application programming experience to support application development teams

• Knowledge of Cobol from an application point of view

Key Responsibilities:

• The Mainframe MQ Systems Programmer is responsible for all phases of MQ engineering and MQ operation functions.

• The candidate must be comfortable working with MQ in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex environment (multi-queue managers, high volume, large number of applications) and must be able to support application developers in the use of MQ in batch and CICS environments.

• Individual will also interface with the distributed MQ engineering and operations teams.

• The MQ engineer should have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.

• Periodic on-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours are needed to support the MQ environment and to resolve issues.