Mainframe Systems Engineer- NY, NJ, PA(Pittsburgh), or Fl (Lake Mary)

Position: Mainframe Developer with MQ Expertise

Location:

• Preferred: New York /New Jersey, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh), or Florida (Lake Mary)

• Remote allowed during contract phase; Onsite required 4+ days/week post conversion to FTE

Employment Type: W2 only

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with application teams to determine optimal MQ configurations and implementations.

• Provision and configure MQ infrastructure on z/OS and distributed platforms.

• Configure and support:

  • MQ Queue Sharing Groups

  • Clusters and Mainframe Queue Managers

  • Channel authentication and security

  • TLS certificates

• Analyze and resolve MQ-related alerts and incidents.

• Provide support for capacity planning, IPL, and Disaster Recovery (DR) events on mainframe systems.

• Participate in change management processes and contribute to DR readiness.

• Review and interpret CICS logs to assist in troubleshooting.

• Offer insights into application-level MQ usage on mainframes.

• Optional but beneficial: COBOL application development experience.

Requirements

Must-Have Skills:

• Mainframe (z/OS) expertise

• MQ administration and implementation (Queue Sharing Groups, Clusters, Channel Auth)

• BMW libraries

• CICS logs

• MQ-related troubleshooting and DR understanding

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 8+ years of infrastructure or platform-level mainframe experience.

• Strong familiarity with:

  • MQ in z/OS environments

  • Channel authentication, security exits, TLS certs

  • MQ DR procedures and upgrade paths on z/OS

• Basic knowledge of MQ programming in COBOL, C, or Java.

• Experience working in the financial services or securities sector is a plus.

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent initiatives under pressure.

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