Senior MQ Administrator - Secret Clearance (On-Site)

Maximus; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus seeks an experienced MQ Administrator to support a federal client in mission-critical defense systems. You will manage IBM MQ environments, monitor performance, enforce security, and document processes to ensure high availability and compliance.

The role is on-site, requires an active Secret clearance, and involves on-call rotations to meet 24x7x365 uptime requirements. Candidates must be US citizens with no dual citizenship.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• US citizenship with no dual citizenship.
• 7+ years of MQ administration experience or related field.
• Ability to participate in rotational on-call schedule for 24x7x365 operations.

Responsibilities

• Operational monitoring of MQ environments for uptime and performance.
• Manage MQ security: access controls and permissions for MQ users.
• Provide first-line troubleshooting and coordinate with teams for MQ issues.
• Schedule, test, and apply routine updates and configuration changes.
• Oversee backup and recovery operations and participate in DR drills.
• Document MQ configurations, permissions, and troubleshooting steps.

Skills

MQ Administration

Security best practices

Incident response

Monitoring & performance

Tools

IBM MQ

WebSphere

Job description

Maximus seeks an experienced MQ Administrator to support a federal client in mission-critical defense systems. You will manage IBM MQ environments, monitor performance, enforce security, and document processes to ensure high availability and compliance.

The role is on-site, requires an active Secret clearance, and involves on-call rotations to meet 24x7x365 uptime requirements. Candidates must be US citizens with no dual citizenship.