Mainframe MQ Engineer
Alpharetta, GA - hybrid
12 months+
Hybrid Role Interview Process: Likely 2 rounds (detailed and technical)
Description:
Mainframe MQ Engineer As a global financial services firm, Brokerage is committed to technological innovation. We rely on our technologists around the world to create leading-edge, secure platforms for all our businesses
Department Overview Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) delivers shared technology services for Brokerage supporting all business applications and end users.
Mainframe MQ Engineer
- 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.
Skills Required:
-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