IBM MQ System Administrator

Unisys; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys is seeking an IBM MQ System Administrator to design, configure, and support MQ clusters in a distributed environment. You will manage MFT, perform maintenance, and plan upgrades while automating tasks with PowerShell and Linux scripting.

The role requires strong MQ monitoring, debugging skills, and collaboration with application teams to ensure reliable message delivery and secure operations. This is a full-time position in the United States with exposure to enterprise-scale MQ

Qualifications

• Strong experience configuring and supporting IBM MQ clusters.
• Experience with IBM MQ MFT setup and monitoring.
• Maintenance tasks including patching, backups and tuning.
• Upgrades planning and testing in multi-node clustered environments.
• Scripting automation in PowerShell and Linux shells.
• MQ monitoring and debugging to resolve message flow issues.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and support IBM MQ clusters with HA and workload balancing.
• Set up and manage IBM MQ MFT and coordination queue managers.
• Perform MQ maintenance, patching, log management, and tuning.
• Plan and execute MQ version upgrades; validate post-upgrade results.
• Develop and run PowerShell and Bash scripts to automate MQ tasks.
• Develop MQ monitoring scripts and troubleshoot MQ errors in distributed environments.

Skills

MQ administration

PowerShell scripting

Linux shell scripting

MQ monitoring

MQ debugging

Upgrade planning

Performance tuning

Security configuration

Tools

IBM MQ

Job description

What success looks like in this role: Position Summary This role requires an IBM MQ System Administrator with strong experience in MQ cluster configuration and support, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT), and routine MQ maintenance including patching and performance tuning. Candidates must be proficient in planning and executing MQ version upgrades, as well as automating administrative tasks through PowerShell and Linux shell scripting. The position also involves implementing and managing MQ monitoring solutions and performing MQ application debugging to resolve message flow issues and MQRC errors in complex distributed environments.

Core Responsibilities

Core MQ Expertise Strong experience designing, configuring, and supporting IBM MQ Clusters, including workload balancing, high availability, cluster maintenance, and troubleshooting cluster-specific issues.

Proficiency with IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT): setup, agent configuration, resource monitors, coordination queue managers, and secure file movement design.

Deep knowledge of MQ maintenance activities, including log file management, queue manager tuning, security configuration maintenance, backup/restore procedures, and patch application.

Hands-on experience performing MQ version upgrades, including multi-node upgrade planning, testing compatibility with applications, rolling upgrades in clustered environments, and post-upgrade validation.

Scripting & Automation

PowerShell scripting experience for automating administrative tasks in Windows-based MQ environments such as queue manager provisioning, monitoring, and system checks.

Linux shell scripting (bash, ksh, etc.) proficiency to automate MQ activities, log analysis, environment deployments, and cluster routines.

Ability to build automated routines for MQ deployments, monitoring alert actions, and MQ health checks.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

Ability to develop custom monitoring scripts leveraging MQ APIs or command-line tools.

Advanced skill in MQ application debugging, including analyzing message flows, diagnosing blocked or orphaned connections, resolving message delivery delays, interpreting MQRC error codes, and tracing root causes in distributed environments.

Additional Competencies

Solid understanding of messaging patterns and MQ security (TLS, CHLAUTH rules, connection authentication). Experience working in enterprise environments requiring strict change control. Ability to collaborate with application teams to advise on MQ best practices, message flow optimization, and integration design. Strong documentation skills to maintain configuration standards, operational procedures, and upgrade/migration guides.

This role may require access to export-controlled commodities and technology. Therefore, to conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.

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You will be successful in this role if you have:

• IBM MQ cluster configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting
• IBM MQ Managed File Transfer (MFT) setup, monitoring, and support
• MQ maintenance tasks including patching, backups, and performance tuning
• MQ version upgrade planning, execution, and validation
• PowerShell scripting for automation in Windows MQ environments
• Linux shell scripting for automation, deployments, and MQ health checks
• MQ monitoring setup using enterprise tools and custom scripts
• MQ application debugging including message flow analysis and MQRC error resolution