Infrastructure Specialist (IBM MQ on Z/OS) - Edinburgh (Hybrid) - Inside IR35

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Bonnyrigg, United Kingdom
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Role details

Contract type
Contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Bonnyrigg, United Kingdom

Tech stack

JIRA
Data Transmissions
IBM WebSphere MQ
Mainframes
Performance Tuning
Z/OS
Transport Layer Security
Dynatrace
ServiceNow

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Specialist (IBM MQ on z/OS)

Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week is needed) Support: 24x7 on call rota and occasional out of hours changes

Duration: 6-12 months Rolling Contract

THIS PROJECT IS INSIDE IR35

We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Specialist with strong hands-on expertise in IBM MQ on z/OS to support and maintain a business critical Mainframe messaging environment

Key Responsibilities:

  • Configure & administer IBM MQ within a z/OS environment
  • Install, patch, configure & troubleshoot IBM MQ on z/OS
  • Carry out problem determination and performance tuning
  • Configure MQ security and manage SSL within the MQ environment.
  • Define and manage Queue Sharing Groups
  • Gather and analyse MQ statistics and accounting data
  • Troubleshoot MQ applications and messaging performance issues
  • Support data transfer to and from host systems
  • Work directly with vendors during complex incidents and problem investigations
  • Participate in 24x7 on call support and out of hours changes when required

Required Skills:

  • Strong hands on experience with IBM MQ on z/OS
  • Dynatrace
  • IBM MQ installation, administration, patching and configuration
  • MQ troubleshooting and performance tuning
  • MQ security & SSL management
  • Queue Sharing Groups
  • Analysis of MQ statistics and accounting data
  • ServiceNow
  • Jira
  • Experience working with vendors on incident and problem determination.

Candidates must be able to attend the Edinburgh site 2-3 days per week.

Please apply with your latest CV for further information.

Requirements

  • Strong hands on experience with IBM MQ on z/OS
  • Dynatrace
  • IBM MQ installation, administration, patching and configuration
  • MQ troubleshooting and performance tuning
  • MQ security & SSL management
  • Queue Sharing Groups
  • Analysis of MQ statistics and accounting data
  • ServiceNow
  • Jira
  • Experience working with vendors on incident and problem determination.

Candidates must be able to attend the Edinburgh site 2-3 days per week.

Apply for this position