IBMi MQ Series Infrastructure Engineer ll

Bank of America; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive eligible

Benefits package

Job summary

Bank of America in Jersey City is seeking an IBM MQ administrator/engineer to design, implement and support MQ infrastructure. The role emphasizes installations, upgrades, queue managers, and HA/DR readiness in production environments.

You will participate in on-call rotations, handle weekend/holiday work, and contribute to stable, scalable MQ services. This office-based position offers competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• Extensive IBMi MQ experience.
• 5–7 years as an IBMi MQ administrator or engineer.
• AS/400 platform experience with installation and upgrades.
• Queue managers/queues/channels/listeners knowledge; strong on-call readiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME consulting on technologies while ensuring standards compliance.
• Translate business requirements into technical blueprints and playbooks.
• Evaluate reference models and ensure fit-for-purpose designs.
• Develop software to automate manual or repetitive tasks.
• Conduct on-site evaluations of third-party products considered for firm adoption.
• Promote an inclusive environment and resolve blockers.
• Support production stability and 24x7 on-call activities.
• Deliver critical infrastructure projects and upgrades.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Application Development

Automation

Production Support

Risk Management

Adaptability

Business Acumen

DevOps Practices

Solution Delivery Process

Solution Design

Tools

IBM MQ

AS/400

Job description

Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description: This job is responsible for tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. Ensures production stability, performs BAU activities including 24x7 oncall support, and delivers on critical infrastructure projects and product upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Conducts on-site evaluations of third‑party products being considered for firm adoption
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non‑functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
• Ensures production stability, performs BAU activities including 24x7 oncall support, and delivers on critical infrastructure projects and product upgrades.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive IBMi MQ Experience.
• At least 5-7 years of hands on experience as an IBMi MQ administrator or engineer.
• Must have AS/400 platform experience
• Must include strong knowledge of Installation and upgrades.
• Configuration and administration of queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and cluster management.
• The ability to perform root cause analysis, resolve complex issues and handle high‑severity incidents in production environments.
• MUST BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN ON-CALL ROTATION.
• WILL INCLUDE SOME WEEKEND AND HOLIDAYS WORK

Desired Qualifications

• IBM certified system administrator for MQ.
• Experience in designing and architecting HA and DR solutions for MQ.

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Production Support
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design

Other Shift: 1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week: 40

Pay Transparency details US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)

Pay and benefits information Pay range $104,200.00 - $155,300.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan.

Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.

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At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection.

Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world.

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We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.

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Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference.

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