Systems Administrator - III

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title:

Systems Administrator - III

Job Location:

Richmond, VA

• 5-10 years of MQ administration experience

• Core MQ Knowledge
  • IBM MQ (Web Sphere MQ) administration and configuration
  • Queue manager creation, configuration, and management
  • Channel setup and management (sender, receiver, server, client)
  • Clustering and distributed queuing
  • Message persistence and delivery guarantees
  • Dead letter queue handling and poison message management
• Platform & OS Skills
  • Unix/Linux administration (AIX, Red Hat, SUSE)
  • Windows Server administration
  • Shell scripting (bash, ksh, Power Shell)
  • File system management and permissions
• Networking & Security
  • TCP/IP networking fundamentals
  • SSL/TLS certificate management
  • Port configuration and firewall rules
  • LDAP integration
  • Authentication and authorization mechanisms
  • Message encryption and security protocols
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting
  • Performance monitoring and tuning
  • Log analysis and debugging
  • Queue depth monitoring
  • Channel status monitoring
  • Error handling and resolution
  • Capacity planning
• Related Technologies
  • Message brokers (IBM Integration Bus, Apache Kafka)
  • Middleware platforms
  • Database basics (for message persistence)
  • Application servers (Web Sphere, JBoss, Tomcat)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS MQ, Azure Service Bus)

• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Communication with development teams
• Documentation skills
• Time management and prioritization
• Team collaboration
• Incident management and on-call support

• IBM Certified System Administrator - MQ

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities.