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Mainframe MQ Systems Programmer (12-month contract)
This person will be the hands-on MQ expert handling day-to-day operations, upgrades, admin tasks, and some development/support work across the MQ platform on the z/OS (mainframe) environment.
< data-start="1283" data-end="1310">Core Responsibilities:
Mainframe MQ Systems Programmer (12-month contract)
This person will be the hands-on MQ expert handling day-to-day operations, upgrades, admin tasks, and some development/support work across the MQ platform on the z/OS (mainframe) environment.
< data-start="1283" data-end="1310">Core Responsibilities:
- Set up and maintain MQ and IIB (Integration Bus) systems on zSeries (IBM mainframes).
- Administer MQ for multiple business applications ensuring connectivity, performance, and uptime.
- Handle software installs, upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
- Add queue managers to MQ clusters for load balancing and failover.
- Understand security controls via RACF or ACF2.
- Work with SYSPLEX, a clustering technology for z/OS for high availability.
- Collaborate with other teams across the lifecycle (design implementation support).
- Fluent in IBM MQ (queues, queue managers, channels).
- MQ/IIB administration on z/OS.
- Bonus if they have coding experience in JCL, REXX, Python, Java, Go, Ansible, etc.
- Knowledge of cloud, APIs, virtualization is a plus.
- Familiar with agile/lean methods.
- Soft skills: critical thinking, clear communication, teamwork.
