Mainframe MQ System Administrator

Infosys; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys is seeking an experienced Mainframe MQ Administrator based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The role involves administration and maintenance of MQ Infrastructure on the z/OS platform along with defining and monitoring Queue Managers and MQ Objects.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology and at least 6 years of experience in Mainframe MQ administration. The position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and within a team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of working experience as Mainframe MQ administration in data sharing environments.
• Good experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining an IBM MQ running on z/OS.
• Knowledge about RACF system and MQ profiles.

Responsibilities

• Administration and maintenance of MQ Infrastructure running on z/OS platform.
• Define, maintain and monitor Queue Managers and MQ Objects.
• Provide on-call support 24/7 for MQ infrastructure.

Skills

Mainframe MQ administration

Application Programming using IBM MQ

MQ security

Disaster Recovery planning

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology

Tools

IBM MQ

z/OS

SMP/E

Job description

Educational Requirements

Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor Of Technology

Service Line

Cloud Infrastructure Services

Responsibilities

• Administration and maintenance of MQ Infrastructure running on z/OS platform
• Designing MQ message flows in collaboration with Development teams, configuring and delivering MQ environments best in class
• Define, maintain and monitor Queue Managers, MQ Objects, channels and queues on Mainframe
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolution. Contribute to root cause investigation
• Work with the IBM support in opening the PMRs and resolving them on need basis
• Perform peer review of change events, assessing impacts and risks
• Develop and improve MQ health check processes and methods, striving for improvement to both systems and the environment
• Handling MQ compliance security
• Provide on call support 24*7 for MQ infrastructure

Additional Responsibilities

• Knowledge on advanced massage security
• Application Programming experience using IBM MQ

Technical and Professional Requirements

• 6+ years of working experience as Mainframe MQ administration in data sharing environments
• Good experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining an IBM MQ running on z/OS and its associated components using SMP/E
• Working experience on Cluster queue Managers, Queue sharing groups, MQ utilities and Traces
• Knowledge about MQ channel encryption and MQ security
• Experience with setting up new channels for external partners
• Experience guiding and supporting Application developers to develop messaging flows
• Capable of planning for and supporting Disaster recovery exercises
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work both as individual and as a team member with other subject matter experts
• Knowledge about RACF system and definition of MQ profiles to support overall MQ security and compliance requirement

Preferred Skills

• Technology->Infrastructure-Mainframes->CICS administration
• Technology->Mainframe Technologies->Mainframe Technologies- ALL
• Technology->Mainframe Technologies->MQSeries on Mainframe