Sr. MQ Engineer
Arena Technical Resources, LLC
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The Sr. MQ Engineer will design, implement, and maintain IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, clustering, and high‑availability solutions, while monitoring performance, ensuring security, and providing technical guidance to developers for mission‑critical applications.
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Sr. MQ Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, US
Job ID: ATR 18063
Job Description
Job Title: Sr. MQ Engineer
Job Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Eligibility/Clearance: Active Secret
Job Description: Seeking an experienced MQ Senior Engineer to join our
team. As an MQ Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for designing,
implementing, and maintaining the IBM MQ infrastructure that enables
reliable and efficient messaging communication. Your role will involve
configuring MQ objects, monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues,
and providing technical expertise to support critical business
applications.
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Requirements:
- Design, implement, and maintain the IBM MQ infrastructure, including
queue managers, channels, queues, and other MQ objects.
- Configure and manage MQ clustering, multi-instance queue managers, and
high availability solutions to ensure message reliability and fault
tolerance.
- Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks,
optimizing configurations, and tuning MQ settings to enhance system
efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance and support to application developers,
assisting in the integration of applications with MQ messaging.
- Ensure the security and integrity of MQ infrastructure, implementing
appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
- Perform capacity planning and forecasting to ensure scalability and
performance of MQ infrastructure.
- Stay updated on the latest IBM MQ versions, patches, and industry best
practices, making recommendations for upgrades and improvements.
- Document technical configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting
steps for the MQ environment.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
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Active Secret security clearance.
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Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.
Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
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12+ years of relevant work experience required
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At least 5+ years Unix experience required
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At least 5+ years DevOps/ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience
required
- Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite
work and on-call requirements.
- This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime.
Candidates must be willing and able to meet on-call requirements,
including participation in a rotational on-call schedule, if required.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience preferred
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Certified in IBM System Admin for MQ
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Team player, fast learner with ability to work proactively and
independently to support mission critical operations supporting
geographically diverse locations.
Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer
(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion,
color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.
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