IBM MQ freelance consultant

5/2013 – 11/2017

- MQ design in line with project requirements and banks standards
- Supporting projects through various phases, from MQ interface setup, dealing with application teams during test cycles, prepare golive change activities
- Implement and extend connection with external partners (DTCC, LIFFE, Deutsche Boerse, ICE Clear Europe, Traiana)
- MQ administration on Sun Solaris / Red Hat Linux platforms, with both cluster queue managers network and point-to-point connection topologies
- define OAM security policy for applications, SSL/TLS channels setup, channel exit
- 3rd level support
- MQ installations and migrations
- Environment: IBM MQ v7/8, Message Broker v8, IBM Integration Bus v10, IBM MFT v7, Solaris, Linux Red Hat Enterprise

WebSphere MQ

3/2012 – 1/2013

- MQ and Message Broker administration
- Install and configure Websphere MQ and Message Broker v7 on AIX
- Creation and configuration of Queue Managers and Message Brokers
- MQ cluster queue maanagers management
- Troubleshooting in WebSphere MQ and Message Broker v7
- SSL security management for channels
- Object authority manager (OAM) in order to checks and manage authorization for MQ resources
- Involved in Backup and recovery of WMQ
- Support for Message Broker developer teams
- 2nd level production support
- Help on configuring and testing BMC Patrol monitoring tool
- Help on configuring and testing high availability Veritas Cluster
Environment: IBM Websphere MQ & Message Broker v 7, AIX

WebSphere MQ

7/2010 – 12/2011

- MQ infrastructure administration
- Creation and configuration of Queue Managers on Sun Solaris and Linux
- MQ cluster queue maanagers management
- Troubleshooting
- Security management for channels using TLS / SSL
- Object authority manager (OAM) in order to checks and manage authorization for MQ resources
- 3nd level production support
- Involved in MQ upgrades from versions 6 to 7
- Environment: IBM Websphere MQ v 6 & v7, Sun Solaris 10, Linux Red Hat

WebSphere MQ