Senior IBM MQ Administrator

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior IBM MQ Administrator to support a large, complex enterprise banking environment. The ideal candidate will bring strong IT experience, including hands-on IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ) administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and production support.

Successful candidates will have strong Unix/Linux administration skills, particularly with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or AIX, and experience supporting high-volume, mission-critical messaging environments. Experience within large financial institutions or similarly complex enterprise environments is highly desirable.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot IBM MQ environments supporting enterprise applications.
• Manage queue managers, channels, clustering, distributed queuing, and message delivery.
• Monitor queue depths, channel status, system performance, and message processing to ensure availability and reliability.
• Troubleshoot complex MQ issues, including failed transactions, dead letter queues, connectivity problems, and performance bottlenecks.
• Perform IBM MQ installations, upgrades, patching, and configuration changes.
• Administer and support Unix/Linux environments, particularly RHEL and AIX.
• Develop and maintain shell scripts to automate administration, monitoring, and operational tasks.
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates, authentication, authorization, and MQ security configurations.
• Support incident resolution, root cause analysis, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with application development, infrastructure, and operations teams to resolve technical issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, operating procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Participate in production support and on-call activities as required.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and approximately 8 years of professional experience; or an Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and 10 years of professional experience; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years of professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on IBM MQ (WebSphere MQ) administration experience.
• Strong Unix/Linux administration experience, specifically RHEL or AIX.
• Demonstrated experience supporting IBM MQ in large, complex, high-availability enterprise environments.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting queue managers, channels, clustering, and distributed messaging.
• Proficiency in shell scripting (bash or ksh).
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, SSL/TLS certificates, and security protocols.
• Experience with performance monitoring, log analysis, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting IBM MQ within major financial institutions, banking organizations, or similarly complex enterprise environments.
• Experience with IBM Integration Bus, Apache Kafka, or other middleware technologies.
• Familiarity with Windows Server administration and PowerShell scripting.
• Knowledge of LDAP integration, firewall configurations, and enterprise security practices.

Target Salary Range

$104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements

The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.

EEO

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