Arena Technical Resources
Senior MQ Engineer
Arena Technical Resources, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States, 20701
Senior MQ Engineer
Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, US
Job ID: ATR 17673
Job Description
Job Title: Senior MQ Engineer
Job Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Eligibility/Clearance:Secret
Description & Requirements
Seeking an experienced Senior MQ Engineer to support a federal client in
their mission-critical defense systems for Homeland Security. In this role,
you will be responsible for daily operations and administration ofIBM MQ
environments, ensuring secure, reliable message flow across applications.
Key responsibilities include monitoring system performance, maintaining
security protocols, and documenting processes to uphold high availability
and compliance standards. If you have a detail-oriented approach and
proven expertise in managing MQ systems, we invite you to be part of
our dedicated team working to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing
IBM MQ and Liberty messaging infrastructure, including queue managers,
channels, queues, clustering, and high-availability configurations.
Monitor system health and performance metrics, identifying and
resolving bottlenecks, tuning MQ settings, and optimizing configurations
to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
Lead enterprise messaging initiatives, including planning, execution,
testing, and deployment, while ensuring alignment with business and IT
strategies.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and serve as the final escalation
point for complex MQ and Liberty issues; support junior admins and
application teams during integration and issue resolution.
Implement and manage security controls, encryption, and auditing across
MQ environments to maintain data integrity and meet compliance
requirements.
Perform capacity planning and resource forecasting to support growth
and ensure scalability across enterprise environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—such as infrastructure,
development, and operations—to ensure seamless messaging integration and
support.
Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture,
procedures, troubleshooting steps, and recovery strategies.
Stay current on MQ technologies, patches, and best practices; recommend
and implement enhancements to maintain a competitive and compliant
messaging environment.
Other tasks as assigned.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
Active Secret clearance is required.
Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.
Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
12 or more years of experience in a MQ Engineer role or in a related
field.
Experience with WebSphere
Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite
work and on-call requirements.
This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime. Candidates
must be willing and able to meet recall requirements, including
participation in a rotational on-call schedule.
This individual must be able to accommodate a rotational on-call
schedule as needed.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
IBM System Admin for MQ certification
Experience with IBM WebSphere Liberty
Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer
(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion,
color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.
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Location: Annapolis Junction, MD, US
Job ID: ATR 17673
Job Description
Job Title: Senior MQ Engineer
Job Location: Annapolis Junction, MD
Eligibility/Clearance:Secret
Description & Requirements
Seeking an experienced Senior MQ Engineer to support a federal client in
their mission-critical defense systems for Homeland Security. In this role,
you will be responsible for daily operations and administration ofIBM MQ
environments, ensuring secure, reliable message flow across applications.
Key responsibilities include monitoring system performance, maintaining
security protocols, and documenting processes to uphold high availability
and compliance standards. If you have a detail-oriented approach and
proven expertise in managing MQ systems, we invite you to be part of
our dedicated team working to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing
IBM MQ and Liberty messaging infrastructure, including queue managers,
channels, queues, clustering, and high-availability configurations.
Monitor system health and performance metrics, identifying and
resolving bottlenecks, tuning MQ settings, and optimizing configurations
to ensure reliable and efficient operations.
Lead enterprise messaging initiatives, including planning, execution,
testing, and deployment, while ensuring alignment with business and IT
strategies.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and serve as the final escalation
point for complex MQ and Liberty issues; support junior admins and
application teams during integration and issue resolution.
Implement and manage security controls, encryption, and auditing across
MQ environments to maintain data integrity and meet compliance
requirements.
Perform capacity planning and resource forecasting to support growth
and ensure scalability across enterprise environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—such as infrastructure,
development, and operations—to ensure seamless messaging integration and
support.
Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture,
procedures, troubleshooting steps, and recovery strategies.
Stay current on MQ technologies, patches, and best practices; recommend
and implement enhancements to maintain a competitive and compliant
messaging environment.
Other tasks as assigned.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
Active Secret clearance is required.
Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.
Candidates with dual citizenship cannot be considered.
12 or more years of experience in a MQ Engineer role or in a related
field.
Experience with WebSphere
Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite
work and on-call requirements.
This contract supports systems that require 24x7x365 uptime. Candidates
must be willing and able to meet recall requirements, including
participation in a rotational on-call schedule.
This individual must be able to accommodate a rotational on-call
schedule as needed.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
IBM System Admin for MQ certification
Experience with IBM WebSphere Liberty
Arena Technical Resources, LLC, (ATR) is an Equal Opportunity Employer
(EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion,
color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status,
family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.
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