Raas Infotek is a company specializing in technology solutions, and they are seeking a Mainframe MQ Engineer to provide support for IBM MQ on z/OS and IBMi platforms. The role involves managing MQ objects, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration within the team.

Responsibilities:

MF MQ Support – zSystem and IBMi MQ Software Engineer
At least 5 years of experience in IBM MQ support
Hands on experience with MQ on z/OS; creating and maintaining QMGRs and objects (queues, channels, etc.)
Experience with MQ on IBMi (preferred)
Experience with/knowledge of MQ and MQIPT on Distributed platforms (preferred)
Understanding of how applications work with MQ (API’s)
Application development experience (preferred)
MF Operations experience (preferred)
Basic knowledge of containers and IBM CP4I (preferred)
Proficiency with z/OS, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, JES, PDSE, VSAM, and related utilities
Understanding of/experience with SMP/E DB2, CICS, IMS, Network/TCPIP, MF Automations - OPS/MVS, as they relate to MQ
Experience with MQ Monitoring solutions for real-time and historical perspectives on status, trouble shooting, tuning, and trending
Experience with MQ dashboarding tools (Prometheus/Grafana, Ironstream/Splunk)
Experience with IBM SMF data for statistical analysis
Experience with MQ alerting implications and configurations; thresholds, traps, flows and notifications, including auto-ticketing
Experience with Automations for MQ operations, syslog messages, and other functionality
Experience with Capexpry implementations to prevent orphaned/stale messages where appropriate
Experience with Queue Streaming, an MQ feature used to replicate messages to a specified secondary queue as must duplicate, or best effort
Experience with change, incident, problem, request, configuration item, event, and oncall management
Experience with MQ PLM, upgrades, maintenance, testing, implementations, integration
Experience with Queue Sharing Groups (QSGs), Coupling facilities, Coupling Facility Structures (CFStructs), Shared Message Data Sets (SMDS), SCM (flash memory); shared queueing
Experience with various MQ connectivity methods; Batch, MQ clustering, point to point channels, direct client connections via SVRCONN channels, batch, MQ triggering to CICS/IMS/zOS, IMS Bridge (OTMA), and MQIPT TCPIP/ HTTPS protocol conversion connections between MQ external/ core
Experience with MQ logging, active logs, archive logs, dual logging, zHyperwrite, logload/checkpointing frequency
Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required for teamwork and collaboration
Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience working with IBM software and other 3rd party vendor support for PLM, documentation, and technical support/troubleshooting
Support Disaster Recovery exercises as required
Create and maintain technical and procedural documentation for the team and others as required
Design, create and maintain messaging flows with diagrams, as required
Work well with teammates, other teams, and management
Provide excellent and timely customer service
Participation in periodic oncall rotations for technical and warroom support
Experience with IBMi menus, help, commands (preferred)
Experience with IBMi Integrated File Systems, Jobs, Libs, Logs (preferred)
Experience with IBMi IASP/Mimix replication for high availability Role Swaps (preferred)
Experience with IBMi DB2 Mirror configurations for redundancy (preferred)
Experience with IBMi MQ menus, commands, and administration (preferred)
Experience with IBMi MQ environment variables (preferred)
Experience with IBMi automation controls (preferred)
Experience with IBMi FISMA enclave (highly secured, isolated environment to support government clients as required). This would include MQ architecture and admin support on IBMi, MQIPT (on Distributed) for TCPIP/ HTTPS protocol conversions between core/FISMA MQ, SAW workbench access, related Firewall, SSL, F5 configurations
Experience implementing changes with documentation and approval during prescribed change windows
Ability to use AI tools to analyze data and provide recommendations and implement solutions
Ability to use M365 Copilot AI to recap meetings and draft emails
Ability to stay educated in the role of AI for an IMS System Programmer

Requirements:

At least 5 years of experience in IBM MQ support
Hands on experience with MQ on z/OS; creating and maintaining QMGRs and objects (queues, channels, etc.)
Understanding of how applications work with MQ (API's)
Proficiency with z/OS, ISPF, JCL, SDSF, JES, PDSE, VSAM, and related utilities
Understanding of/experience with SMP/E DB2, CICS, IMS, Network/TCPIP, MF Automations - OPS/MVS, as they relate to MQ
Experience with MQ Monitoring solutions for real-time and historical perspectives on status, trouble shooting, tuning, and trending
Experience with MQ dashboarding tools (Prometheus/Grafana, Ironstream/Splunk)
Experience with IBM SMF data for statistical analysis
Experience with MQ alerting implications and configurations; thresholds, traps, flows and notifications, including auto-ticketing
Experience with Automations for MQ operations, syslog messages, and other functionality
Experience with Capexpry implementations to prevent orphaned/stale messages where appropriate
Experience with Queue Streaming, an MQ feature used to replicate messages to a specified secondary queue as must duplicate, or best effort
Experience with change, incident, problem, request, configuration item, event, and oncall management
Experience with MQ PLM, upgrades, maintenance, testing, implementations, integration
Experience with Queue Sharing Groups (QSGs), Coupling facilities, Coupling Facility Structures (CFStructs), Shared Message Data Sets (SMDS), SCM (flash memory); shared queueing
Experience with various MQ connectivity methods; Batch, MQ clustering, point to point channels, direct client connections via SVRCONN channels, batch, MQ triggering to CICS/IMS/zOS, IMS Bridge (OTMA), and MQIPT TCPIP/ HTTPS protocol conversion connections between MQ external/ core
Experience with MQ logging, active logs, archive logs, dual logging, zHyperwrite, logload/checkpointing frequency
Excellent communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and organizational skills are required for teamwork and collaboration
Excellent problem-solving skills
Experience working with IBM software and other 3rd party vendor support for PLM, documentation, and technical support/troubleshooting
Support Disaster Recovery exercises as required
Create and maintain technical and procedural documentation for the team and others as required
Design, create and maintain messaging flows with diagrams, as required
Work well with teammates, other teams, and management
Provide excellent and timely customer service
Participation in periodic oncall rotations for technical and warroom support
Ability to use AI tools to analyze data and provide recommendations and implement solutions
Ability to use M365 Copilot AI to recap meetings and draft emails
Ability to stay educated in the role of AI for an IMS System Programmer
Experience with MQ on IBMi
Experience with/knowledge of MQ and MQIPT on Distributed platforms
Application development experience
MF Operations experience
Basic knowledge of containers and IBM CP4I
Experience with IBMi menus, help, commands
Experience with IBMi Integrated File Systems, Jobs, Libs, Logs
Experience with IBMi IASP/Mimix replication for high availability Role Swaps
Experience with IBMi DB2 Mirror configurations for redundancy
Experience with IBMi MQ menus, commands, and administration
Experience with IBMi MQ environment variables
Experience with IBMi automation controls
Experience with IBMi FISMA enclave (highly secured, isolated environment to support government clients as required). This would include MQ architecture and admin support on IBMi, MQIPT (on Distributed) for TCPIP/ HTTPS protocol conversions between core/FISMA MQ, SAW workbench access, related Firewall, SSL, F5 configurations
Experience implementing changes with documentation and approval during prescribed change windows

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