Mainframe and MQ Engineer

  • Clifton, NJ
  • Posted 22 hours ago | Updated 22 hours ago

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

z/OS
Mainframe
IBM WebSphere MQ
Messaging

Job Details

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Mainframe and MQ Engineer to design, implement, and support IBM MQ messaging infrastructure within a z/OS environment. The role requires expertise in MQ engineering, performance tuning, and high availability in a large-scale production setting.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage MQ engineering/operations in 24x7 production environments.

  • Configure MQ resources (channels, queues, queue managers).

  • Support MQ in batch and CICS environments.

  • Perform upgrades, patching, and troubleshooting.

  • Monitor and tune MQ for performance/throughput.

  • Participate in disaster recovery planning/testing.

  • Collaborate with distributed MQ and application teams.

  • Maintain MQ security (RACF/CA-Top Secret).

Required Skills:

  • 15+ years of MQ engineering on z/OS.

  • Strong knowledge of MQ Data Sharing & HA concepts.

  • Expertise in performance tuning & monitoring tools (Sysview, CA-Neumics Analyzer).

  • Familiarity with APF, Link list, LPA, VSAM.

  • Knowledge of CICS TS V6.1+ and SMP/E.

  • Experience with Java, Kafka, and MQ Confluent Connectors.

  • Strong communication & analytical skills.

  • Willingness to work on-call with global teams.

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