Pay Rate Range: $46.42 - 47.79/hr.
GBaMS ReqID: 10749554
MQ Automation Engineer - Chef Cookbook Development
Job Description:
Role - MQ Automation Engineer (Chef cookbook Development)
Role Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Automation Engineer with strong Chef expertise to design| develop| and maintain Chef cookbooks for IBM MQ build and configuration management.
This role is critical in driving Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) adoption| standardizing MQ deployments| and enabling automated| repeatable| and compliant messaging platform provisioning across hybrid and cloud environments.
The ideal candidate combines strong MQ platform knowledge with Chef-based automation| and has experience delivering end-to-end lifecycle automation for queue managers| infrastructure configuration| and operational tooling.
Key Responsibilities:
Design| develop| and maintain Chef cookbooks to automate oIBM MQ installation| upgrade and patchingo Queue manager creation and configurationo MQ object deployment (queues| channels| listeners) Build idempotent Chef roles and recipes ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments across environments Ensure configuration parity across Dev| QA| and Prod environments through Chef deployments Integrate Chef cookbooks into CICD pipelines for automated MQ provisioning and updates Version| test| and promote cookbooks through controlled environments Develop and execute unit| integration| and kitcheninspec tests for cookbooks Validate automation against performance| resiliency| and compliance requirements Ensure deployments are repeatable and eliminate manual configuration driftProvide L3 support for automation-related issues in MQ environmentsContribute to standards| best practices| and automation frameworksRequired QualificationsStrong hands-on experience with Chef (cookbooks| recipes| roles| environments)5 years of experience in configuration management IaC automationWorking knowledge of IBM MQ administration oQueue managers| channels| clusteringoMQ configuration (QM.INI| logging| security) Experience with LinuxUnix environments Familiarity with oCICD pipelines (e.g.| Jenkins| Git-based workflows)oVersion control systems (BitbucketGit)
Skills: Category Name Required Importance Experience SkillCategoryTest1_MN IBM WebSphere MQ (WMQ) Yes 1>7 years