Websphere MQ BAU Administrator - MOM

WebSphere Administrator required to work for a leading bank based in Dublin.

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

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