Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior MQ Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust IBM MQ infrastructure that enables reliable and efficient messaging communication for critical federal operations. Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, channels, queues, and related MQ objects.
Configure and manage MQ clustering, multi-instance queue managers, and high availability solutions to guarantee message reliability and fault tolerance.
Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, optimize configurations, and tune settings to enhance overall system efficiency.
Provide technical guidance and support to application developers, assisting in the seamless integration of applications with MQ messaging.
Ensure the security and integrity of the MQ infrastructure by implementing appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
Perform capacity planning and forecasting to ensure long-term scalability and performance of the MQ infrastructure.
Research the latest IBM MQ versions, patches, and industry best practices to make informed recommendations for system upgrades and improvements.
Document technical configurations, operating procedures, and troubleshooting steps for the complete MQ environment.
Requirements & Qualifications:
Clearance: Must possess an active Secret security clearance.
Experience: Minimum of 10 to 12 years of relevant professional work experience in a related engineering field.
Operating Systems: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on Unix experience.
Automation & Infrastructure: Minimum of 5 years of DevOps or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience.
Communication: Native or bilingual proficiency in English.
Availability & Operations: Willing and able to meet on-call requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call schedule to support geographically diverse, mission-critical operations.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience) and certification as an IBM System Administrator for MQ.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Salary
$130,000–$150,000 Per Year
Skills
Access Controlunmatched
Application Integrationunmatched
Auditingunmatched
Automationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Capacity Managementunmatched
Cryptographyunmatched
DevOpsunmatched
English Languageunmatched
Forecastingunmatched
High Availabilityunmatched
IBM Systemsunmatched
IBM WebSphere MQ (Message Queue)unmatched
Messaging Middlewareunmatched
Multilingualunmatched
On Callunmatched
Operating Systemsunmatched
Operations Processesunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Secret Clearanceunmatched
Security Clearanceunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Software Developmentunmatched
Software Patchesunmatched
Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
Technical Leadershipunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
Technical Writingunmatched
Testingunmatched
Unix Operating Systemsunmatched
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