IBM MQ Administrator

• Provide hands-on administration of IBM MQ on z/OS across production environments
• Deliver incident, problem and change resolution within strict SLAs
• Support and maintain MQ queue managers, channels and configurations
• Perform production deployments, upgrades and migrations
• Troubleshoot complex MQ issues across mission-critical systems
• Maintain service stability, resilience and performance optimisation
• Work closely with stakeholders across mainframe and infrastructure teams
• Ensure adherence to governance, processes and security standards
• Participate in out of hours support and deployment activities

• Strong hands-on experience administering IBM MQ on z/OS (v9.x preferred)
• Proven experience working in mainframe-only MQ environments
• Deep understanding of:
• Queue managers
• Channels
• MQ objects
• Clustering / Queue Sharing Groups (QSG)
• Experience with TLS / SSL configuration and MQ security (RACF)
• Strong troubleshooting skills within production MQ environments
• Experience delivering changes independently into production
• Familiarity with z/OS panels, ISPF and mainframe tooling
• Experience working within ITIL-controlled environments

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience with MQ monitoring tools on z/OS (e.g. Omegamon)
• Experience within UK banking or financial services environments
• Experience supporting high-volume payments or core banking systems