MQ Automation Engineer

Akkodis is seeking an MQ Automation Engineer for a Contract with a client in Dallas, TX. The ideal candidate is responsible for designing and implementing Chef-based automation to standardize IBM MQ deployments and ensure consistent, scalable infrastructure provisioning.

Rate Range: $45/hour to $49/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.


MQ Automation Engineer Job Responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and maintain Chef cookbooks to automate IBM MQ installation, configuration, and deployments.
• Build idempotent Chef recipes and roles to ensure consistent and repeatable infrastructure provisioning across environments.
• Integrate Chef automation with CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployment and updates of MQ environments.
• Perform testing (unit, integration, kitchen/inspec) to validate automation quality, performance, and compliance.
• Provide L3 support by troubleshooting automation and MQ-related issues in production environments.
• Ensure configuration consistency, reduce manual effort, and contribute to best practices in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in automation, configuration management, or Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• Strong hands-on expertise in Chef (cookbooks, recipes, roles) and IBM MQ administration, including queue managers and configurations.
• Proven experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines, along with strong knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and version control systems like Git.

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Ritesh.Kumar@ akkodisgroup.com.


Pay Details: $45.00 to $49.00 per hour


Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.


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