MAXIMUS
Maximus is on the lookout for a skilled Senior Messaging Queue Engineer to join our committed team supporting critical defense systems for Homeland Security. In this essential role, you will oversee the administration and daily operations of IBM MQ environments, ensuring secure and reliable message flow across various applications. Your expertise will be crucial in monitoring system performance, maintaining robust security protocols, and documenting processes to uphold high availability and compliance standards.
This position is on-site five days a week and requires the candidate to be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure IBM MQ infrastructures including queue managers, channels, queues, clustering, and high-availability setups.
Monitor system health and performance metrics, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and optimizing configurations for efficient operations.
Lead enterprise messaging initiatives from planning to deployment while ensuring alignment with business and IT strategies.
Provide advanced troubleshooting and serve as the final escalation point for complex MQ issues; support junior admins and application teams during integration.
Implement and manage security controls, encryption, and auditing across MQ environments to meet compliance requirements.
Perform capacity planning and resource forecasting to support growth and scalability across enterprise environments.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless messaging integration and support.
Develop and maintain technical documentation including architecture, procedures, and recovery strategies.
Stay current on MQ technologies and best practices to recommend enhancements for a competitive messaging environment.
Other tasks as assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance, which may involve providing personally identifiable information (PII).
Due to contract requirements, only US Citizens can be considered.
12 or more years of experience in a MQ Engineer role or related field.
Experience with WebSphere is essential.
The candidate must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and on-call responsibilities.
This contract supports systems requiring 24x7x365 uptime, necessitating participation in a rotational on-call schedule.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
IBM System Admin for MQ certification is a plus.
Experience with IBM WebSphere Liberty is highly valued.
Join us for an opportunity to make a significant impact in protecting our nation's critical infrastructure!