IBMi MQ Series Infrastructure Engineer ll

Bank of America; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an experienced IBMi MQ administrator/engineer to support production systems and drive automation initiatives. The role requires 5–7 years of hands-on MQ experience on AS/400, installation, upgrades, and queue manager administration.

You will participate in on-call rotations, weekend/holiday coverage, and work within a cross-functional, security-conscious environment. Responsibilities include translating business requirements into technical blueprints, developing

Qualifications

• 5–7 years hands-on IBMi MQ administrator/engineer experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME consulting on technologies and ensure solutions comply with architecture standards.
• Translate business requirements into technical definitions, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment.
• Evaluate reference models and playbooks for fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Develop software to automate manual or inefficient processes.
• Conduct on-site evaluations of third-party products considered for firm adoption.
• Promote an inclusive work environment and help resolve blockers.
• Contribute to functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements across domains.
• Ensure production stability with BAU activities and 24x7 on-call support.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Application Development

Automation

Production Support

Risk Management

Adaptability

Business Acumen

DevOps Practices

Solution Delivery Process

Solution Design

Other

Tools

IBM MQ

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.

Job Description

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