MQ Exits Developers (C Programming) - Dallas, TX (Hybrid Role) - W2 Role

About the role

MQ Exits Developer - C Programming position in Dallas, TX (Hybrid) for a 6‑12+ month contract. The role focuses on maintaining and enhancing IBM MQ custom exits (channel, API, message exits) using C programming, ensuring thread‑safe, high‑performance code, integrating with external systems such as LDAP and REST APIs, providing L3 operational support, collaborating with platform/application teams to modernize legacy exits, supporting migration initiatives, maintaining documentation and runbooks, managing code lifecycle, and adhering to enterprise security and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance IBM MQ custom exits (channel, API, message exits) using C programming.
• Ensure all MQ exit code is thread‑safe and optimized for high performance in multi‑threaded environments.
• Integrate MQ exits with external systems such as LDAP and REST APIs as needed.
• Provide L3 operational support and troubleshoot production issues related to MQ exits.
• Collaborate with platform/application teams to modernize and simplify legacy exits, and evaluate opportunities to use native MQ features.
• Support migration and transformation initiatives involving MQ exits.
• Maintain comprehensive design documentation, code standards, and operational runbooks.
• Manage exit code lifecycle including versioning, deployment, and rollback processes.
• Adhere to enterprise security and operational standards throughout development and support activities.