Production Services Application Support (MQ)

Overview

On Site
USD 80.00 - 85.00 per hour
Contract - W2

Skills

Application Support
Clustering
Intellectual Property
IP
Server Administration
Jersey
Life Insurance
Collaboration
ProVision
Accountability
Securities
Financial Services
Authentication
TLS
Application Development
C
COBOL
Java
Mainframe
IBM WebSphere MQ
z/OS
Change Management
Multitasking
Management
CICS
Taxes
Insurance
Law
Management Consulting
Finance
Regulatory Compliance

Job Details

Description:
Our client is seeking a resource who can handle the design, deployment, configuration, and improvement of their MQ environment. Specific duties include configuration changes, troubleshooting production issues, general issue remediation, and working directly with clients. MQ clustering and MQ IP server management are also part of the role. Candidates must be willing to work a hybrid work schedule out of their NYC, Jersey City, Pittsburgh, or Lake Mary FL office.

We can facilitate w2 and corp-to-corp consultants. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80 - $85 / hr. w2

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with application teams in exploring most suited MQ implementation for their requirements

Provision MQ infrastructure on mainframe z/OS and on distributed platform

Understand, explain, configure, and support queue sharing group configurations, clusters, channel authentications on the mainframe, certificates, etc.

Have a broader understanding of mainframe dependencies to support capacity on the mainframe, IPL, and DR events

Provide assistance on MQ related alerts and incidents

Some basic level of understanding in how applications use MQ on the mainframe platform is expected

Some basic level of mainframe application programming in COBOL is preferred

Contribute on change management and DR related events

Demonstrate high level of ownership and accountability

Experience Requirements:

8+ years of related infrastructure experience required

Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus

8+ years of experience in administering MQ in z/OS environment

Strong knowledge of MQ Queue Sharing Groups, MQ clusters with mainframe QManager members, manage channel authentication in z/OS, TLS certificate management, and stream queues

Some understanding of MQ application programming experience in z/OS environment (either C, COBOL, or Java) and the infrastructure dependencies there

Solid understanding of MQ DR events on mainframe and the underlying dependencies

Good understanding of MQ upgrade process in z/OS environment

Some basic understanding of security exits

Good understanding of change management and incident practices

Ability to multitask and manage deliverables under time pressure

Understanding CICS logs for troubleshooting purposes is expected

Education Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in related field

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate.

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