MQ Admin

Job Title: MQ Admin

Location : It is Hybrid 4 times a week in NYC, NY

Duration: 6 month contract

This is not mainframe this is more infrastructure

MQ(Websphere)

UNIX

LINUX

MQ Clustering

Configurations

Prod Support

Needs:

CICS is the main technology at BNY

IBM MQ

COBOL

Infrastructure side

z/os

Job Description

Production Services Application Support - MQ

Job responsibilities:

Collaborate with application teams in exploring most suited MQ implementation for their requirements

Provision MQ infrastructure on mainframe z/OS and on distributed platform

Understand, explain, configure, and support queue sharing group configurations, clusters, channel authentications on the mainframe, certificates, etc.

Have a broader understanding of mainframe dependencies to support capacity on the mainframe, IPL, and DR events

Provide assistance on MQ related alerts and incidents

Some basic level of understanding in how applications use MQ on the mainframe platform is expected

Some basic level of mainframe application programming in COBOL is preferred

Contribute on change management and DR related events

Demonstrate high level of ownership and accountability

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required; advanced degree preferred

8+ years of related infrastructure experience required

Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus

8+ years of experience in administering MQ in z/OS environment

Strong knowledge of MQ Queue Sharing Groups, MQ clusters with mainframe QManager members, manage channel authentication in z/OS, TLS certificate management, and stream queues

Some understanding of MQ application programming experience in z/OS environment (either C, COBOL, or Java) and the infrastructure dependencies there

Solid understanding of MQ DR events on mainframe and the underlying dependencies

Good understanding of MQ upgrade process in z/OS environment

Some basic understanding of security exits

Good understanding of change management and incident practices

Ability to multitask and manage deliverables under time pressure

Understanding CICS logs for troubleshooting purposes is expected

Required Skills/ Experience

8+ years of related infrastructure experience

8+ years of experience in administering MQ in z/OS environment

Strong knowledge of MQ Queue Sharing Groups, MQ clusters with mainframe QManager members, manage channel authentication in z/OS, TLS certificate management, and stream Queues

Solid understanding of MQ DR events on mainframe and the underlying dependencies

Some basic understanding of security exits

Good understanding of change management and incident practices

Ability to multitask and manage deliverables under time pressure

Understanding CICS logs for troubleshooting purposes is expected

Preferred Skills/ Experience

Some basic level of mainframe application programming in COBOL is preferred

Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus

Some understanding of MQ application programming experience in z/OS environment (either C, COBOL, or Java) and the infrastructure dependencies there

Good understanding of MQ upgrade process in z/OS environment

Skills:

MQ,Websphere,UNIX,LINUX