IBM MQ SME

We are HIRING!  We are adding an IBM MQ Subject Matter Expert to the team. This position require daytime (8am – 5pm) and share on-call after hours (5pm - 8am) and all weekend support rotation. This is 100% remote.

What you will do: 

• Resolve all MQ issues assigned to the team
• Drive problem resolutions to ensure business continuity
• Work on-call shift rotations and weekends to accommodate maintenance restrictions and after-hours response.
• Improve quality and ensure consistent and timely resolution of incidents
• Implement necessary steps to prevent future incidents
• Audit network devices to confirm network policies and guidelines meet or exceed targets for successfully audits
• Perform change and management role on all MQ and MFT platforms.  Implement MQ and MFT change and incident requests based on processes
• Install, upgrade and maintain IBM MQ component
• Document processes in accordance with the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) requirements

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience. Additional 4 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the degree. 
• Experience administering, configuring, installing, and upgrading IBM MQ
• Strong UNIX Solaris / Linux systems administration skills
• Strong troubleshooting and resolution of IBM MQ incidents and change requests
• Experience with management of SSL, TLS, data encryption, and certificates
• Strong scripting experience (Shell, Perl, Python, Json)
• Experience with AWS environment and technologies (S3, BLOB, MQ SQS)
• Basic understanding of networking
• Professional, responsible attitude and can work independently
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to work on-call after hours (5pm - 8am) and all weekend support rotation
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• Ability to work with remote, matrixed teams
• Ability to work effectively in a team, and with clients

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.