MQ Senior Engineer

Job Summary

Maximus is seeking an experienced MQ Senior Engineer to join their team. The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining IBM MQ infrastructure to enable reliable and efficient messaging communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain the IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects.
• Configure and manage MQ clustering, multi-instance queue managers, and high availability solutions to ensure message reliability and fault tolerance.
• Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, optimize configurations, and tune MQ settings to enhance system efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and support to application developers, assisting in the integration of applications with MQ messaging.
• Ensure the security and integrity of MQ infrastructure, implementing appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
• Perform capacity planning and forecasting to ensure scalability and performance of MQ infrastructure.
• Stay updated on the latest IBM MQ versions, patches, and industry best practices, making recommendations for upgrades and improvements.
• Document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for the MQ environment.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance.
• 12+ years of relevant work experience required.
• At least 5+ years Unix experience required.
• At least 5+ years DevOps/ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience required.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience preferred.
• Certified in IBM System Admin for MQ.
• Team player, fast learner with ability to work proactively and independently to support mission critical operations supporting geographically diverse locations.

Benefits

Annual salary range: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00. Additional benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off, and compliance with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances. Accommodations are provided for individuals requiring assistance during the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment.