Sr. MQ Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Eligibility: Active Secret clearance required; US Citizenship mandatory (no dual citizenship). Candidates must live within commutable distance for daily on-site and on-call duties.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced MQ Senior Engineer to design, implement, and maintain the IBM MQ infrastructure that enables reliable and efficient messaging communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain 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 by 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; recommend upgrades and improvements.
• Document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for the MQ environment.
• Support 24x7x365 mission-critical systems with rotational on-call duties.

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• IBM System Admin for MQ certification.
• Proven ability to work proactively and independently in a fast-paced, geographically diverse environment.