Senior MQ Engineer

Location: Annapolis Junction Security Clearance: Active Secret or higher [Required] Job Type: Full-Time

Target Salary Range*: $125,000 - $150,000

*This represents the potential salary range for this position depending on education level, years of experience and/or certifications in addition to other position specific requirements which may impact salary

Amatriot is seeking an experienced Senior MQ Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the IBM MQ infrastructure that enables reliable and efficient messaging communication.

This role involves configuring MQ objects, monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and providing technical expertise to support critical business applications.

• Design, implement, and maintain 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.
• Ensure the security and integrity of MQ infrastructure by implementing appropriate access controls, encryption, and auditing mechanisms.

• Monitor and analyze MQ performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, optimize configurations, and tune MQ settings to enhance system efficiency.
• 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, and make recommendations for upgrades and improvements.