IBM MQ Consultant

Client Name / Domain: BFSI

IBM MQ Consultant / Lead

Location: Oakland, RI

Bill Rate: $70/hr. on C2C (Some Flex)

Contract Duration: 24 Months

Visa: All

Experience: 8+ years

Skills: IBM MQ 9.2, Linux, Windows, MQ Log Files, Dead Letter Queues, MFT Jobs, MQ Clustering, AIX,

Client is looking for a IBM MQ Appliance Migration Consultant. The role involves overseeing the migration of IBM MQ Appliance environments to ensure a smooth and efficient transition. In this position you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, analysis of existing configurations, and implementation of migration strategies.

Responsibilities

Develop comprehensive migration plans outlining tasks, timelines, and resource requirements. Assess and document current IBM MQ Appliance configurations.

Lead the migration process, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss. Implement best practices for IBM MQ Appliance migration in alignment with industry standards. Troubleshoot and resolve migration-related issues in a timely manner.

Collaborate with stakeholders, including system administrators, developers, and IT support teams. Provide technical guidance and support to team members during the migration process.

Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation of migration processes, configurations, and changes. Produce post-migration reports and conduct knowledge transfer sessions.

Qualifications

In-depth knowledge of IBM MQ configurations, features, and functionalities.

Familiarity with IBM MQ Appliance hardware and software components.

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills related to IBM MQ.

Must have experience MQ Appliance migration from MQ 9.2 to higher versions.

Working with concepts of scalability, high availability, security, and workload balancing in the MQ.

Experience in defining and set up appropriate backup and Recovery/restore procedures.

Strong experience with MQ MFT, MFT agents installs /config and deploy MFT jobs on Linux and Windows.

Working on building MQ MFT hub Co-ordination queue manager and Agent queue managers.

Experience in setup MQ clustering which queue managers are running on distributed platforms.

Strong working experience with large MQ Clustering on AIX/Linux/Windows Operating System

Experience with configuration and maintenance of MQ 9.2 and Installation fix, troubleshoot daily issues such as Channel Connection problems across distributed platforms.

Hands of experience in defining Web sphere MQ objects such as Queue managers, local queue's, Alias queue's , Remote, Transmit queue's, channels, listeners, process definitions, and Triggers.

Hands of experience in managing, configuring Queue managers and MQ Listeners, Channel initiators, Trigger Monitors, MQ Log files & Dead Letter Queues.

Experience in performance tuning and troubleshooting for applications servers.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Certifications in IBM MQ or related technologies are a plus.