IBM MQ Administrator

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This is Ankita Senior Technical Recruiter from Hirekeyz we are looking for IBM MQ Administrator Mountain View CA 94043. If you are interested please share your resume

Job Title: IBM MQ Administrator
Location: Mountain View CA
Employment Type: Contract

Note Only local California candidates will be workable.

Role Overview

The IBM MQ Administrator is responsible for installing configuring maintaining and troubleshooting IBM MQ environments across distributed platforms. This role ensures secure reliable and high-performance messaging infrastructure to support enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Installation & Configuration:
• Install and configure IBM MQ on distributed platforms (Windows Linux UNIX) or z/OS.
• Set up queue managers queues channels listeners topics and subscriptions.
• Administration & Monitoring:
• Manage MQ objects and monitor message flows.
• Ensure high availability and disaster recovery setups.
• Perform performance tuning and capacity planning.
• Security & Compliance:
• Implement SSL/TLS security certificates and access controls.
• Apply patches and maintain compliance with security standards.
• Troubleshooting & Support:
• Diagnose and resolve MQ-related issues in production and non-production environments.
• Provide on-call support and participate in incident management.
• Integration & Collaboration:
• Work with development teams for application integration with MQ.
• Document configurations SOPs and provide technical guidance.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Hands-on experience with IBM MQ v8/v9 or higher.
• Strong knowledge of MQ architecture clustering and distributed queue management.
• Proficiency in scripting (Shell PowerShell Python) for automation.
• Familiarity with MQ monitoring tools (MQ Explorer AppDynamics Dynatrace).
• Understanding of networking and messaging protocols (TCP/IP HTTP/HTTPS).
• Platform Knowledge:
• Distributed OS (Linux/Windows)
• Soft Skills:
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and documentation abilities.

Preferred:

• IBM Certified System Administrator MQ.
• Knowledge of ITIL processes for incident/change management.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with containerized MQ deployments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with cloud MQ services (AWS MQ)