Senior MQ Engineer - Active Secret Clearance

Job Description

Job Description Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior MQ Engineer to design, implement, and maintain robust IBM MQ infrastructure that enables reliable and efficient messaging communication for critical federal operations.
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive IBM MQ infrastructure, including queue managers, channels, queues, and related MQ objects.
• Configure and manage MQ clustering, multi-instance queue managers, and high availability solutions to guarantee message reliability and fault tolerance.
• Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, optimize configurations, and tune settings to enhance overall system efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance and support to application developers, assisting in the seamless integration of applications with MQ messaging.
• Ensure the security and integrity of the MQ infrastructure by implementing appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.
• Perform capacity planning and forecasting to ensure long-term scalability and performance of the MQ infrastructure.
• Research the latest IBM MQ versions, patches, and industry best practices to make informed recommendations for system upgrades and improvements.
• Document technical configurations, operating procedures, and troubleshooting steps for the complete MQ environment.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Clearance: Must possess an active Secret security clearance.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 to 12 years of relevant professional work experience in a related engineering field.
• Operating Systems: Minimum of 5 years of hands-on Unix experience.
• Automation & Infrastructure: Minimum of 5 years of DevOps or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) experience.
• Communication: Native or bilingual proficiency in English.
• Availability & Operations: Willing and able to meet on-call requirements, including participation in a rotational on-call schedule to support geographically diverse, mission-critical operations.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (or equivalent experience) and certification as an IBM System Administrator for MQ.