Job-Specific Essential Duties and Requirements:
- Design, implement, and maintain the IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects.
- Configure and manage MQ clustering, multi-instance queue managers, and high availability solutions to ensure message reliability and fault tolerance.
- Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, optimizing configurations, and tuning MQ settings to enhance system efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance and support to application developers, assisting in the integration of applications with MQ messaging.
- Ensure the security and integrity of MQ infrastructure, implementing appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
- Perform capacity planning and forecasting to ensure scalability and performance of MQ infrastructure.
- Stay updated on the latest IBM MQ versions, patches, and industry best practices, making recommendations for upgrades and improvements.
- Document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for the MQ environment.
- This position offers a flexible hybrid/telecommute schedule. The onsite and telecommute arrangement is determined by the site team and may change based on government or operational needs. Candidates should reside within a commutable distance and be able to report onsite as required by the government customer.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Active Secret security clearance.
- Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered. Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
- 12+ years of relevant work experience required
- At least 5+ years Unix experience required
- At least 5+ years DevOps/ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience required
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and on-call requirements.
- This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime. Candidates must be willing and able to meet on-call requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call schedule, if required.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience preferred
- Certified in IBM System Admin for MQ
- Team player, fast learner with ability to work proactively and independently to support mission critical operations supporting geographically diverse locations.
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