Mainframe MQ Tuning Specialist (6-month contract)

100% onsite 5 days/week.

Location options: Plano, TX, Columbus, OH, or Jersey City, NJ.

This is a deep-dive technical role focused on performance tuning and capacity optimization of MQ systems.

Core Responsibilities:

• Optimize MQ Bufferpools and Pagesets - which affect how fast and efficiently messages are read/written.
• Resize and rationalize Coupling Facility (CF) structures for MQ (used in SYSPLEX clustering).
• Create and analyze SMF (System Management Facility) reports to spot usage patterns, spikes, bottlenecks, etc.
• Identify when queues need resizing based on depth trends.
• Use Cognos/JPM reporting tools to generate MQ health dashboards.
• Bonus: Knowledge of MQ certificate management, and scripting in zOSMF to automate MQ builds.

Ideal Background:

• Strong with SMF record analysis for tuning.
• Knows how MQ components are stored and how to tweak them.
• Experienced with reporting tools for long-term performance tracking

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