Infrastructure Specialist zMQ

Salary: £44,000 - 76,000 per year

Requirements:

• Good knowledge of MQ infrastructure on z/OS.
• Experience of MQ system performance tuning, diagnosis and problem resolution.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting business-critical online systems.
• Experience working with Transport Layer Security (TLS).
• An interest in automation, innovation and the evolution of mainframe technologies.
• Experience or a keen interest in DevOps practices, automation and modern engineering approaches.
• An interest in AI and emerging technologies, and how they can be applied to improve engineering effectiveness and customer outcomes.
• Strong diagnostic skills and the ability to analyse technical information from multiple sources, providing effective solutions in complex environments.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise and support for complex MQ environments operating to demanding service levels.
• Contribute to the development of the z/OS MQ roadmap and support the evolution of our platform and engineering capabilities.
• Work closely with stakeholders and customers to support the delivery of the technology roadmap, ensuring service and customer outcomes remain at the heart of everything we do.
• Support and contribute to modern engineering practices, including automation, DevOps and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate across middleware, infrastructure and engineering teams to explore and implement innovative solutions, integrating mainframe technologies with emerging platforms and capabilities.
• Support standardisation, simplification and operational excellence while ensuring processes and controls are adhered to.

Technologies:

• AI
• DevOps
• Support
• Security

More:

We are Lloyds Banking Group, and this is an exciting opportunity to join our z/OS MQ team at a pivotal point in our transformation. We are evolving from a traditional infrastructure function into a forward-thinking engineering team focused on automation, simplification, service excellence and innovation. This full-time role is based in Edinburgh, Manchester or Leeds, with a hybrid working pattern of at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, in the office. You will work on one of our most critical messaging platforms, alongside experienced engineers, and help shape the future of MQ on z/OS while contributing to platform modernisation. We offer a wide-ranging benefits package that includes a generous pension contribution of up to 15%, an annual performance-related bonus, share schemes including free shares, adaptable benefits such as discounted shopping, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, reasonable workplace adjustments, and creating an inclusive environment where our colleagues can thrive, learn and develop.

last updated 36 week of 2026