Title: MQ Automation Engineer
Location: Dallas, TX - onsite (LOCAL ONLY)
Duration:6 months
Role Descriptions: Role - MQ Automation Engineer (Chef cookbook
Development)| Location - Dallas Role OverviewWe 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 ResponsibilitiesDesign| develop| and maintain Chef cookbooks to automate oIBM MQ installation| upgrade and patchingoQueue manager creation and configurationoMQ 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 environmentsDevelop and execute unit|
integration| and kitcheninspec tests for cookbooksValidate automation
against performance| resiliency| and compliance requirementsEnsure 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
roles| IaC
automationWorking knowledge of IBM MQ administration oQueue managers|
channels| clusteringoMQ configuration (QM.INI| logging|
channels| security)Experience