IBM MQ Administrator - z/OS (Mainframe)

IBM MQ Administrator - z/OS (Mainframe)DURATION: 6 months (extension - very likelyLOCATION: Edinburgh, Leeds or ManchesterWORKING HOURS: Standard business hours with out of hours support requiredONSITE REQUIREMENTS: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per weekENGAGEMENT TYPE: Contract - Outside IR35DAY RATE: £550 per dayLEGAL RIGHT TO WORK: Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role.ATRIUM GLOBAL SUMMARYAtrium Global is supporting a client within the financial services sector who is seeking a highly experienced IBM MQ z/OS Administrator to join a specialist Mainframe Middleware team.JOB OVERVIEWThis role sits within a Mainframe-only environment and requires a contractor who can contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up. You will provide hands-on support and delivery across a critical IBM MQ estate on z/OS, focusing on production stability, incident resolution and controlled change delivery.This is a pure z/OS MQ role - candidates with primarily distributed MQ or broader platform backgrounds will not be suitable.RESPONSIBILITIESProvide hands-on administration of IBM MQ on z/OS across production environmentsDeliver incident, problem and change resolution within strict SLAsSupport and maintain MQ queue managers, channels and configurationsPerform production deployments, upgrades and migrationsTroubleshoot complex MQ issues across mission-critical systemsMaintain service stability, resilience and performance optimisationWork closely ..... full job details .....