Mainframe MQ Engineer (Hybrid) – z/OS Specialist

Lloyds Banking Group; Gildersome; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes (free shares)

Discounted shopping

28 days' holiday + bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental-lea

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist zMQ in the UK. This hybrid, full-time role involves supporting complex MQ environments on z/OS, helping evolve our MQ platform, and delivering reliable services across Edinburgh, Manchester or Leeds.

You will contribute to automation, DevOps practices and integration with modern platforms while engaging with stakeholders to achieve technology roadmaps and resilient service delivery.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of MQ infrastructure on z/OS.
• Experience with MQ performance tuning, diagnosis and problem resolution.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting business-critical online systems.
• Experience working with Transport Layer Security (TLS).
• Interest in automation, innovation and evolution of mainframe technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise and support for complex MQ environments operating to demanding service levels.
• Contribute to the development of the z/OS MQ roadmap and support the evolution of our platform and engineering capabilities.
• Work with stakeholders and customers to support the technology roadmap and ensure service outcomes.
• Support and contribute to modern engineering practices, including automation, DevOps and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate across middleware, infrastructure and engineering teams to integrate mainframe with emerging platforms.
• Support standardisation, simplification and operational excellence while ensuring controls are followed.

Skills

MQ on z/OS

TLS experience

Automation interest

DevOps

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist zMQ in the UK. This hybrid, full-time role involves supporting complex MQ environments on z/OS, helping evolve our MQ platform, and delivering reliable services across Edinburgh, Manchester or Leeds.

You will contribute to automation, DevOps practices and integration with modern platforms while engaging with stakeholders to achieve technology roadmaps and resilient service delivery.