Senior MQ Engineer (Secret Clearance)

Senior MQ Engineer

Annapolis Junction, MD

Dev Technology is seeking a Senior MQ Administrator to lead enterprise messaging initiatives and ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of IBM MQ and Liberty environments supporting mission-critical systems. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in a high-availability, 24x7x365 operational environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design & Implement: Build and maintain secure, scalable IBM MQ and Liberty messaging infrastructure, including queue managers, channels, queues, clustering, and HA configurations.
• Optimize Performance: Monitor system health, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and tune MQ settings for optimal performance and reliability.
• Lead Enterprise Initiatives: Drive messaging projects from planning through deployment, ensuring alignment with business and IT strategies.
• Advanced Troubleshooting: Serve as the final escalation point for complex MQ and Liberty issues; support junior admins and application teams during integration and resolution.
• Security & Compliance: Implement encryption, auditing, and security controls across MQ environments to maintain compliance and data integrity.
• Capacity Planning: Forecast resources and plan for growth to ensure scalability across enterprise environments.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with infrastructure, development, and operations teams to ensure seamless messaging integration.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, procedures, troubleshooting guides, and recovery strategies.
• Mentorship: Guide junior MQ administrators, promote best practices, and contribute to team standardization efforts.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current on MQ technologies, patches, and best practices; recommend and implement enhancements.
• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks as assigned to support mission success.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Active Secret clearance required.
• U.S. Citizenship required (dual citizens not eligible due to federal contract requirements).
• Experience with federal government contracts, with a preference for contracts under Homeland Security.
• 12+ years in an MQ Administrator role or related field.
• Proven expertise with IBM WebSphere MQ and Liberty environments.
• Strong experience with IBM MQ administration, clustering, and high-availability configurations.
• Familiarity with security controls, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Advanced troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and lead complex initiatives.
• Candidates must reside within a commutable distance for daily onsite work and meet recall/on-call requirements in a 24x7x365 environment.

Our estimated salary range for this position is $125,000-$130,00. This presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on education, experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range.

Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client's missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.

As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past TWELVE years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:

• Generous and flexible time-off policy
• Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
• Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
• Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
• 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
• Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
• A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
• To learn more about working at Dev Technology, visit Working At Dev Technology Group

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