IBMi MQ Series Infrastructure Engineer ll

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards.
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies.
• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints, and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose.
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes.
• Conducts on‑site evaluations of third‑party products being considered for firm adoption.
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers.
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non‑functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains.
• Ensures production stability, performs BAU activities including 24x7 on‑call support, and delivers on critical infrastructure projects and product upgrades.

• At least 5–7 years of hands‑on experience as an IBM i MQ administrator or engineer.
• Extensive IBM MQ experience, including strong knowledge of installation and upgrades.
• Configuration and administration of queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and cluster management.
• Ability to handle rotating on‑call duties; this position may require weekend work for patching and upgrades.
• Ability to perform root‑cause analysis, resolve complex issues, and handle high‑severity incidents in production environments.

• IBM i Platform Operations & Lifecycle Management: deep experience running IBM i in production, including OS administration, PTF management, upgrades, and ongoing platform maintenance.
• High Availability, Resiliency & Production Support: proven ability to support mission‑critical IBM i workloads with on‑call L2/L3 responsibility, including HA/DR participation, failover and resiliency testing, and fast incident resolution.
• Middleware & Integration Support on IBM i: hands‑on experience supporting MQ and related middleware on IBM i, integrating with distributed and mainframe platforms, and operating at scale in high‑volume, transaction‑intensive environments.

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Production Support
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Dev Ops Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design Architecture
• Collaboration
• Innovative Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Strategy Development

Shift: 1st shift (United States of America). Hours per week: 40.

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