Technical Specialist - API Connect, IIB and MQ Administrator
Job Description
Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. So why work at Kyndryl We are always moving forward - always pushing ourselves to go further in our efforts to build a more equitable, inclusive world for our employees, our customers and our communities.
The Role
Are you ready to embark on a technical adventure and become a hero to our external and internal users As Technical Support at Kyndryl, you'll be part of an elite team that provides exceptional technical assistance, enabling our clients to achieve their desired business outcomes.
You'll be a troubleshooter extraordinaire, diagnosing and repairing complex equipment, software, and systems with ease. Nothing will be too challenging for you to solve as you respond to escalated issues, report critical design flaws, reliability and maintenance problems, and bugs.
You'll be the go-to person for our customers who require assistance with highly technical or sophisticated products, as well as for customer installations and training. With your passion for technology, you'll provide world-class support that exceeds customer expectations.
As Technical Support, you'll perform varying degrees of problem determination and resolution of desktop hardware and software issues using your technical expertise and available resources to ensure that our customers issues are resolved efficiently and effectively.You'll also have the opportunity to perform installs, moves, adds, and changes (IMAC) activities, as well as data backup and restore on certain accounts for clients, ensuring that all related administrative duties are completed within Service Level Agreement objectives.
You will develop a deep understanding of the local and regional infrastructure, as well as key contacts in other competencies, which will enable you to ensure that the proper team is aware of - and taking action on the problem.
If you're a technical wizard, a customer service superstar, and have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, we want you to join our team.
Essential Roles & Responsibilities:
- Overall responsible for up gradation, fix packs, configuration, and maintenance of DP, APIC, APC & IIB and MQ.
- Use the API Dev Portal to manage the lifecycle of APIs across multiple API catalogs
- Maintain security profile of IBM DP, APIC and APC using TLS profiles and other mechanisms to ensure a secure operating environment
- Configurations using CMC - organizations, catalogues, spaces, Authentication, plans etc.,
- Monitor the performance of APIs and address any issues in a timely manner
- Backup and restore of IBM API Connect & APC configuration data
- Perform DR of APC & APIC as per bank requirement
- Documentation of system configurations, processes, procedures and also follow them.
- Coordinating with OEM for resolving the tickets and security points raised by internal security team
- Patching activities should be carried out
- Manages technical rollout, perform PIR and post deliverable support/technical strategy
- User management for developer activities, manage RBAC and privileges for Integration layer
- Provide technical support, guide developers and other stake holders(including/coordinating with IBM Tech Support) in troubleshooting and debugging issues related to API Connect, Datapower, API connect & IIB and MQ.
- Enabling Triggering on MQ queues based on the requirement of various interfaces.
- Performed admin tasks using MQSC scripts and Monitoring the Queue managers.
- Configured and implemented Distributed Queuing on Client/Server architectures.
- Create and maintain good technical documentation.
- Configuring Integration nodes by setting up the database connections like, ODBC/JDBC connections.
- 24x7 Production control support and on-call support.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)
Your Future at Kyndryl
Imagine being part of a dynamic team that values your growth and development. As Technical Support at Kyndryl, you'll receive an extensive and diverse set of technical trainings, including cloud technology, and free certifications to enhance your skills and expertise.You'll have the opportunity to pursue a career in advanced technical roles and beyond - taking your future to the next level. With Kyndryl, the sky's the limit.
Who You Are
You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it.However, equally as important
- you have a growth mindset keen to drive your own personal and professional development.
- someone who prioritizes customer success in their work.
- naturally inclusive in how you work with others.
Required Professional and Technical Expertise:
- A minimum of 8+ years of overall experience in IT API Gateway, IIB & MQ with proven experience in Middleware Operations.
- Experience in creating, installing, managing and supporting the API components of IBM which includes Data power & API Connect
- Hands on experience on up-gradating the existing platforms to latest version of IBM products
- Installation, configuration, upgrading, troubleshooting and system administration of WebSphere MQ and IIB on various platforms like Unix, AIX and Windows platforms.
- Having very good experience in Web Sphere MQ v7.0, v7.5, v8.0, v9.0 and IIB 9.0, v10.0 and configuring Queue managers.
- Experienced in setting up MQ queue manager Cluster environment like Cluster Distribution and Workload Balance Management environments.
- Experience in working with RDBMS like Oracle and SQL Server.
- Experience in tuning and configurations.
- Working knowledge with Incident tickets and Change requests on day-to-day basis.
Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:
- Certification in API Connect, IIB or MQ will be added advantage.
- Good Knowledge in MQ SI commands to Create, Start &Stop of the Broker Objects.
- Good knowledge on Up gradation & Migration process.
- Good knowledge on Bar file deployments through toolkit as well as command mode also.
- Knowledge on IBM integration bus to create the Integration nodes, Configuration Manager & Integration servers.
- Good attitude towards corporate environment.
- Good communication skills.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.But we're not doing it single
- handily: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice.
- and everyone next to you
- the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture.
That's the Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
With state-of-the-art resources and Fortune 100 clients, every day is an opportunity to innovate, build new capabilities, new relationships, new processes, and new value. Kyndryl cares about your well-being and prides itself on offering benefits that give you choice, reflect the diversity of our employees and support you and your family through the moments that matter - wherever you are in your life journey.Our employee learningprograms give you access to the best learning in the industry to receive certifications, includingMicrosoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and many more. Through our company-wide volunteering and giving platform, you can donate, start fundraisers, volunteer, and search over 2 million non-profit organizations.
At Kyndryl, we invest heavily in you, we want you to succeed so that together, we will all succeed.
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