Mainframe MQ Tuning Specialist - 100% Onsite - 6-month contract

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

MQ tuning
performance analysis
scaling
bufferpools
pagesets
SMF
Cognos
zOSMF
MQ
IIB
reporting
automation
mainframe

Job Details

Mainframe MQ Tuning Specialist (6-month contract)

This is a deep-dive technical role focused on performance tuning and capacity optimization of MQ systems.

< data-start="2462" data-end="2489">Core Responsibilities:</>

  • Optimize MQ Bufferpools and Pagesets which affect how fast and efficiently messages are read/written.

  • Resize and rationalize Coupling Facility (CF) structures for MQ (used in SYSPLEX clustering).

  • Create and analyze SMF (System Management Facility) reports to spot usage patterns, spikes, bottlenecks, etc.

  • Identify when queues need resizing based on depth trends.

  • Use Cognos/JPM reporting tools to generate MQ health dashboards.

  • Bonus: Knowledge of MQ certificate management, and scripting in zOSMF to automate MQ builds.

< data-start="3055" data-end="3077">Ideal Background:</>

  • Strong with SMF record analysis for tuning.

  • Knows how MQ components are stored and how to tweak them.

  • Experienced with reporting tools for long-term performance tracking.

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