Description
We are looking for WebSphere MQ Administrator for an urgent opening with one of our esteemed clients.
Job Title: WebSphere MQ Administrator
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
General Description:
Responsibilities:-
Adhering to SLAs
ITIL Processes awareness and adhering to
Reporting to the Track Lead/Team Lead
Helping team members in case of Issues/Technical Problems
Handling tickets/requests
Troubleshooting technical issues
Ensuring that the processes are adhered to
Understanding of Multi-geo support environment
Responsible for successful completion of Installation, configuration and migration
Ensure maximum uptime according to the SLA
Responsible for building/maintaining a test environment
Improves and maintains customer and employee satisfaction
Implementing new technologies and design changes
Implementing Backup/Restoration Strategy for 24x7 operation support
Applying patches/upgrades to maintain security level
Assist in implementation of MQ/Data center consolidation
Perform MQ performance monitoring and implement recommendations
Day-to-Day reporting tasks
Vendor co-ordination & follow-up (Ex. Contacting IBM for PMR)
Handling tickets/requests
Technical Requirements
Installing, configuring and maintaining MQ Infrastructure
Day to day MQ administration & support tasks on Production Servers & Clustered environment
Availability Management for MQ.
Monitoring and Basic Troubleshooting.
Knowledge about various MQ versions, MQ components - Queues, channels, MQ logs and day-to-day tasks related to it
Having Basic knowledge about MQ on various OS - UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Linux), windows, Mainframe.
Can take up daily activities based on SOP (Standard Operating Procedures)
Managing MQ components - Queues, channels, listeners etc.
Having knowledge of checking MQ connectivity and assist in troubleshooting issues that span multiple Technologies and teams
Implementation of MQ Patch, Security policies
Configuration for Workload management, High Availability systems using MQ Cluster and Veritas Cluster environment
Implementation of recovery, backup procedures
SSL Configuration on WebSphere MQ
Good exposure on MQ Tracing
Perform Analysis of the Middleware Solution and recommend design improvements
Having advanced knowledge about MQ on various OS - UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Linux), windows, Mainframe
Identify system performance bottleneck and fine tune the MQ Infrastructure for optimal performance
Development of system management routines for new projects (Ex. monitoring tools - Qpasa)
To work closely with development teams on the design and implementation of Middleware applications
Troubleshooting Escalated Technical issues related to Middleware Infrastructure
Manage and assist the resolution of complex issues that span multiple Technologies and teams
Perform Analysis of the issues, prepare Root Cause Analysis and recommend solutions for improvements.
Knowledge about various MQ versions, MQ components - Queues, channels, MQ logs and day-to-day tasks related to it
Knowledge about MQ on various OS - UNIX (AIX, Solaris, Linux), windows, Mainframe.
Should be strong in using MQSC commands. Familiarity with PCF commands is an added advantage
Experience with in product & Fixpack installations and version upgrades of WebSphere MQ
Other Skills/Experience
Worked on Production systems
Understanding MQ concepts with hands on Experience
Experience with MQ Installation, Upgrades and Patching, Migration, Backup, Recovery
Experience on following will be added advantage
MQ Explorer
Monitoring Tools (like QPASA)
Ticketing Tools (like Remedy, CA)
Putty
FTP
WebSphere Application Server, Apache Tomcat, JBOSS, Webmethods
Certification requirements:
IBM MQ Administration Certified
ITIL v3 foundation
About the Employer
The employer is a multibillion dollar global IT Services company which specializes in providing IT services, outsourced research and development, infrastructure outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO) and business consulting services to many global Fortune 500 clients across various verticals like financial services, retail, transportation, manufacturing, healthcare services, energy and utilities, technology, telecom and media.
About US
Avance Consulting is one of the UK's fastest growing talent acquisition companies. Head quartered in London, we are a global reach agency with a large presence in UK, Europe, US and India.
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