Senior Tech Specialist

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of

Senior Tech Specialist

Role purpose

An Senior Tech Specialist (MQ Specialist) role combines business-critical technology with genuine modernisation: you’ll work with IBM MQ on mission-critical platforms (z/OS, Linux, IBM i and/or NonStop), where your work has a direct impact on service continuity and the customer experience. It also offers a well-rounded technical challenge by bringing together automation and “operations as code”, observability/AIOps, and practical cyber security (patching, CVE remediation, hardening, and TLS), enabling you to reduce incidents and eliminate repetitive work through measurable improvements.

An MQ Specialist role combines business-critical technology with genuine modernisation: you’ll work with IBM MQ on mission-critical platforms (z/OS, Linux, IBM i and/or NonStop), where your work has a direct impact on service continuity and the customer experience. It also offers a well-rounded technical challenge by bringing together automation and “operations as code”, observability/AIOps, and practical cyber security (patching, CVE remediation, hardening, and TLS), enabling you to reduce incidents and eliminate repetitive work through measurable improvements.

Main activities:

Ensure IBM MQ operations across z/OS, Linux, IBM i and/or NonStop, with a focus on security, stability and efficiency.

Drive automation and “operations as code” to reduce manual tasks and errors (scripts/playbooks/runbooks).

Standardise configurations and preventive controls (pre-/post-checks) for changes and deployments.

Implement advanced observability (metrics, logs, dashboards) and actionable alerts to reduce MTTR.

Apply analytics/AI (AIOps) for anomaly detection, event correlation and capacity forecasting.

Manage the patch/fix pack/PTF lifecycle and ensure evidence of installation and testing.

Lead vulnerability remediation (CVEs) and hardening (TLS/mTLS, certificates, least privilege).

Plan and execute upgrades, keeping MQ on IBM-supported versions and avoiding end-of-support.

Coordinate with application, infrastructure, network and security teams, and manage IBM cases (PMRs) where applicable.

Requirements

Intermediate level of written and spoken English - Mandatory

Knowledge in Websphere MQ, IIB IBM Integration Bus – ACE App Connect Enterprise.

Multi-platform knowledge (z/OS (mainly), Linux, IBM i, NonStop).

Administration and troubleshooting of IBM MQ (objects, channels, security, logs, DLQ).

Experience with patching/upgrades and change management, including testing and rollback.

Strong knowledge of TLS/certificates and security controls.

Ability to automate (scripting and/or tools such as Ansible or other corporate tooling).

Continuous improvement mindset: measure, simplify, standardise.

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