IBM MQ Developer/Admin

IBM MQ Developer/Admin

Location: Deerfield Beach FL (Hybrid)
The IBM MQ Developer/Admin is responsible for configuring, maintaining, supporting & troubleshooting message-based integration solutions using IBM MQ and related middleware technologies. The role focuses on system-to-system integration across distributed enterprise environments including mainframe.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and maintain IBM MQ-based messaging solutions including queue managers, queues, channels, and listeners, cluster environments, and certificate management.
Manage and administer MQ components including queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, topics, and subscriptions
Monitor MQ environments to ensure message flow, availability, and system health, and proactively address issues
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for MQ incidents such as stuck messages, performance degradation, and connectivity failures
Expertise in Mainframe Z/OS, structure and libraries, logs troubleshooting
Develop and support message flows, integrations, and transformations using IBM MQ, IIB/ACE, Java, XML, and related technologies
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and architecture teams to integrate MQ with downstream and upstream systems (Microsoft D365, mainframe Z/OS, clusters, distributed apps, cloud platforms)
Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for MQ-related issues including message delays, throughput issues, and connectivity problems
Skills Must Have:
Hands-on experience with IBM WebSphere MQ / IBM MQ
Knowledgeable of mainframe scripting and distributed platform e.g. Linux
Have knowledge of high availability on MQ & distributed platforms
Have knowledge of ServiceNow to log a ticket and follow up as needed
Comprehensive knowledge of messaging concepts, including queues, topics, channels, persistence, and transactions
Proficient in Java, XML, JMS, REST API's and foundational message transformation
Advanced troubleshooting abilities with proven expertise in analyzing MQ logs and traces
Nice to Have:
Experienced with integration middleware MuleSoft and knowledgeable in Azure