MQ z/OS Infrastructure Engineer – Hybrid

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd

Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 49,000 - 54,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

28 days holiday

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in the UK is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist for zMQ on z/OS to join a growing MQ team. The role focuses on supporting, modernising and evolving our MQ platform with automation and DevOps practices.

You will work across critical mainframe environments, help connect MQ with modern technologies, participate in out-of-hours support when required, and contribute to the technology roadmap while delivering secure and reliable services.

Qualifications

Good knowledge of MQ infrastructure on z/OS and MQ performance tuning, diagnosis and problem resolution.
Experience supporting and troubleshooting business-critical online systems.
Experience working with Transport Layer Security (TLS).
An interest in automation and evolution of mainframe technologies, with DevOps practices and AI insights welcome.

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 closely with stakeholders and customers to support the delivery of the technology roadmap, ensuring service and customer outcomes.
Support and contribute to modern engineering practices, including automation, DevOps and continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaborate across middleware, infrastructure and engineering teams to explore and implement innovative solutions, integrating mainframe technologies with emerging platforms.
Support standardisation, simplification and operational excellence while ensuring processes and controls are adhered to.