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SOFT's client located in Richmond, VA is looking for a IBM MQ Administrator - Intermediate for a long term contract assignment.
Intermediate-Level IBM MQ Administrator
Role Overview:
At the intermediate level, an IBM MQ administrator should be proficient in configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting IBM MQ across multiple environments, including high-availability (HA) and clustering.
Responsibilities:
Technical Skills:
• Advanced Configuration – Managing distributed queue managers, advanced channel configurations, and multi-instance queue managers.
• High Availability & Clustering – Setting up and managing HA environments, queue manager clusters, and disaster recovery (DR) strategies.
• Advanced Security – Implementing SSL/TLS encryption, OAM security policies, and integrating LDAP for authentication.
• Performance Tuning – Optimizing queue manager and channel configurations for high throughput and low latency.
• Integration & Automation – Developing scripts using Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automated monitoring and maintenance.
• Advanced Troubleshooting – Diagnosing complex messaging failures, dead-letter queues, and performance bottlenecks using tools like dmpmqmsg, strmqtrc, dspmqtrc.
• Application Support & Development Knowledge – Understanding how applications interact with IBM MQ, including JMS and REST API.
• Monitoring & Alerting – Using IBM MQ monitoring tools (IBM MQ Explorer, Prometheus, Splunk, or Nagios) to track queue performance and generate alerts.