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Job Details
IBM MQ administration - Location: Columbus, Jersey City or Plano.
Max BR: $70/hr w2 
onsite 5 days per week
Roles and Responsibilities:
Looking for as much of these items as we can get:
In-depth experience with IBM MQ/IIB functionality, design, integration, and implementation.
Performing MQ and IIB systems programming in a zSeries operating system environment involving maintenance.
Provide MQ administration support to multiple applications.
With analysis, plan, MQ upgrades to new version and apply maintenance. Experience with installation, maintaining, and implementation of z/OS and ISV software .
Understanding Queue Manager, queues, channels and other MQ objects.
Add queue managers to clusters, queue sharing group for load balancing and failover.
Provide technical expertise throughout the software lifecycle including design, implementation, and delivery.
Understanding cloud, virtualization, APIs, and modern software languages.
Software development experience in one or more general purpose programming languages: Python, Java, Go, JCL, REXX, PERL, PHP, JYTHON, zOSMF Workflows, J2EE, MVC, JDBC, Servlets, Ansible.
Understanding or have experience with agile and lean philosophies.
A Plus is knowledge of tuning MQ using SMF or other reporting.
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills with clear communication.
Ability to collaborate with different roles to achieve common goals
Understanding of RACF/ACF2 security.
Understanding SYSPLEX technology
Must be work well within the team.
Dress Codes:
Business Casual
Additional Skills:
This is MQ Series on the Mainframe also known as IBM MQ on Z.