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