Application Support Engineer

Project Role : Application Support Engineer Project Role Description : Act as software detectives, provide a dynamic service identifying and solving issues within multiple components of critical business systems. Must have skills : IBM MQ Good to have skills : NA Minimum 3 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary: As an Application Support Engineer, you will act as a software detective, investigating and resolving issues across critical business applications and middleware platforms. You will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and reliability of IBM MQ environments by providing proactive monitoring, incident resolution, and operational support. The role requires strong analytical skills, troubleshooting expertise, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to maintain seamless business operations. Roles & Responsibilities: - Expected to perform independently and become an SME. -Provide L2/L3 support for IBM MQ environments across Development, QA, UAT, and Production. -Monitor MQ infrastructure and proactively identify potential issues before they impact business operations. -Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents, service requests, and performance-related issues. -Analyze MQ error logs, system alerts, and queue manager health to diagnose and resolve problems. -Configure, maintain, and support IBM MQ queue managers, channels, queues, and associated objects. -Perform routine maintenance activities, including MQ patching, upgrades, and fix pack installations. -Support SSL/TLS certificate installation, renewal, and certificate lifecycle management. -Work closely with application, infrastructure, network, and security teams to resolve complex issues. -Participate in problem management activities and perform root cause analysis for recurring incidents. -Document troubleshooting procedures, resolutions, and best practices to build and maintain the knowledge base. -Ensure compliance with operational standards, security policies, and audit requirements. -Support High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) environments and participate in DR testing activities. -Assist in performance tuning and capacity planning of MQ environments. -Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing to junior team members. -Participate actively in team discussions and contribute to continuous service improvements. Professional & Technical Skills: - Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in IBM MQ. - Strong understanding of message queuing concepts and middleware technologies. - Experience with IBM MQ Queue Managers, Queues, Channels, and Clustering - Knowledge of MQ Security, Authentication, and Access Controls - Experience in analyzing MQ logs and troubleshooting connectivity issues - Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, Grafana, or similar tools - Understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery concepts - Basic scripting knowledge using Shell or Python Additional Information: - The candidate should have minimum 3 years of experience in IBM MQ. - This position is based at our Bengaluru office. - A 15 years full time education is required. 15 years full time education Important Notice We have been alerted to the existence of fraudulent messages asking job seekers to set up payment to cover various costs associated with establishing employment at Accenture. No one is ever required to pay for employment at Accenture. If you are contacted by someone asking for payment, please do not respond, and contact us at india.fc.check@accenture.com immediately. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Please read Accenture’s Recruiting and Hiring Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.