My high profile banking client requires an MQ Administrator on a contract basis

Responsibilities

•Provide project delivery capability for new MQ infrastructure on zOS through route to live including implementation into production environment. This will entail out of hours working as required

•Support a 24 x 7 environment, providing on-call support as needed, with a high degree of responsiveness and sound trouble-shooting methodologies

•Provide production & non-production middleware support for multiple business critical applications

•Support WebSphere MQ related products in production.

•Work with various business units, as well as with cross functional teams, to bring new middleware-based applications live

•Write operating procedures, knowledge articles, answers to FAQs, and on-call reports

•Open PMR’s and work with the vendor to troubleshoot product related issues and apply appropriate fix packs. Maintain middleware with appropriate patches.

•Work with the help desk utilizing our ticketing system to provide proper support and escalation procedures for deployed applications.

•Assist with the deployment of new middleware interfaces/applications

•Work closely with managed service providers on day to day support Qualifications / Experience

•Working with application developers to fully utilize built in product functionality

•Very good knowledge of zOS environments and commands

•Experience working with managed service providers

•Experience or knowledge of the following products: WebSphere MQ on zOS (v7 and above), TSO, JCL, ISPF, RACF, ACF2 and REXX •Understanding of middleware security (SSL)

•In-depth knowledge of HA & DR setup for WebSphere MQ

•Experience with middleware automation is a plus.

•Experience with AXIS change/incident mgmt tool is a plus

•Strong written and verbal communication skills

•Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and interface with developers, project managers and production support groups

•Ability to multi-task

•Strong customer relationships

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