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Position SummaryThis role requires an IBM MQ System Administrator with strong experience in MQ cluster configuration and support, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT), and routine MQ maintenance including patching and performance tuning. Candidates must be proficient in planning and executing MQ version upgrades, as well as automating administrative tasks through PowerShell and Linux shell scripting. The position also involves implementing and managing MQ monitoring solutions and performing MQ application debugging to resolve message flow issues and MQRC errors in complex distributed environments.
Core Responsibilities
Core MQ Expertise
- Strong experience designing, configuring, and supporting IBM MQ Clusters, including workload balancing, high availability, cluster maintenance, and troubleshooting cluster-specific issues.
- Proficiency with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT): setup, agent configuration, resource monitors, coordination queue managers, and secure file movement design.
- Deep knowledge of MQ maintenance activities, including log file management, queue manager tuning, security configuration maintenance, backup/restore procedures, and patch application.
- Hands-on experience performing MQ version upgrades, including multi-node upgrade planning, testing compatibility with applications, rolling upgrades in clustered environments, and post-upgrade validation.
Scripting & Automation
- PowerShell scripting experience for automating administrative tasks in Windows-based MQ environments such as queue manager provisioning, monitoring, and system checks.
- Linux shell scripting (bash, ksh, etc.) proficiency to automate MQ activities, log analysis, environment deployments, and cluster routines.
- Ability to build automated routines for MQ deployments, monitoring alert actions, and MQ health checks.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Ability to develop custom monitoring scripts leveraging MQ APIs or command-line tools.
- Advanced skill in MQ application debugging, including analyzing message flows, diagnosing blocked or orphaned connections, resolving message delivery delays, interpreting MQRC error codes, and tracing root causes in distributed environments.
Additional Competencies
- Solid understanding of messaging patterns and MQ security (TLS, CHLAUTH rules, connection authentication).
- Experience working in enterprise environments requiring strict change control.
- Ability to collaborate with application teams to advise on MQ best practices, message flow optimization, and integration design.
- Strong documentation skills to maintain configuration standards, operational procedures, and upgrade/migration guides.
You will be successful in this role if you have:
• IBM MQ cluster configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT) setup, monitoring, and support
• MQ maintenance tasks including patching, backups, and performance tuning
• MQ version upgrade planning, execution, and validation
• PowerShell scripting for automation in Windows MQ environments
• Linux shell scripting for automation, deployments, and MQ health checks
• MQ monitoring setup using enterprise tools and custom scripts
• MQ application debugging including message flow analysis and MQRC error resolution
This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.
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Skills Required
- Experience designing, configuring, supporting, maintaining, and troubleshooting IBM MQ clusters
- Experience with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer setup, agent configuration, monitoring, and support
- Experience with MQ maintenance, patching, backups, security configuration, and performance tuning
- Experience planning, executing, testing, and validating IBM MQ version upgrades
- PowerShell scripting experience in Windows-based MQ environments
- Linux shell scripting proficiency, including Bash or Ksh
- Experience developing MQ monitoring scripts using MQ APIs or command-line tools
- Advanced MQ application debugging and MQRC error resolution experience
- Understanding of messaging patterns and MQ security, including TLS, CHLAUTH, and connection authentication
- Experience working in enterprise environments with strict change control
- Ability to collaborate with application teams on MQ best practices and integration design
- Strong technical documentation skills
- Eligibility for required U.S. Government export-control authorizations
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