z/OS MQ Engineer - Automation & Innovation

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution (up to 15%)

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Flexible benefits (discounted shopping

28 days' holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an experienced MQ engineer to support and evolve our z/OS MQ platforms. The role focuses on providing specialist technical support for complex MQ environments and contributing to platform modernization aligned with Group standards.

You will work within a hybrid model, with regular office presence in Edinburgh, Manchester, or Leeds, and participate in DevOps practices, automation and emerging technologies to enhance resilience and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of MQ infrastructure on z/OS.
• Experience of MQ system 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, innovation and the 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 closely with stakeholders and customers to support the delivery of the technology roadmap, ensuring service and customer outcomes remain at the heart of everything we do.
• 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 and capabilities.
• Support standardisation, simplification and operational excellence while ensuring processes and controls are adhered to.

Skills

MQ on z/OS

MQ performance tuning

TLS

Automation interest

DevOps

AI interest

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an experienced MQ engineer to support and evolve our z/OS MQ platforms. The role focuses on providing specialist technical support for complex MQ environments and contributing to platform modernization aligned with Group standards.

You will work within a hybrid model, with regular office presence in Edinburgh, Manchester, or Leeds, and participate in DevOps practices, automation and emerging technologies to enhance resilience and service excellence.