CICS Systems Programmer

01 Mar 2025

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Title: CICS Systems ProgrammerLocation: Malvern, PA, Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX(Hybrid) Tuesday, Wednesday, ThursdayDuration: Long Term Contract Position is for a CICS Systems Programmer and a member of the Mainframe Services team that will primarily be accountable for ensuring a highly available mainframe system. This results-oriented job requires a solid understanding of mainframe subsystems in a large scale IBM Parallel SYSPLEX environment.

The primary functions of this role are:
  • Install, upgrade, and manage CICS/MQ environments using SMP/E
  • Provide Tier-3 support for the IBM Z Mainframe z/OS environment
  • Install and maintain third party software products related to CICS/MQ

Responsibilities:
  • Planning hardware and system software upgrades and changes in configuration
  • Testing and evaluating IT vendor products. Reviewing IT vendor literature to identify product deficiencies, workarounds, and scheduled patches/updates.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve system and application performance, including automating manual system tasks
  • Monitoring and resolving automated system alerts/alarms that indicate system functions were not completed within established service levels
  • Conducting root cause analysis to identify and resolve complex problems impacting IT infrastructure
  • Training system operators and application programmers
  • Assuring compliance to required standards, procedures, guidelines, and processes
  • Writing documentation, including policies and procedures. Adding, updating, and closing records in the Incident Management, Problem Management and Change Management databases (ServiceNow).Qualifications
  • We are looking for someone with strong marketing and communications background to create a campaign for the Meeting Experience program for general audiences and targeted communications for stakeholder and executive audiences
  • Experience with planning and creating a training program for end users is a plus.

Qualifications:
  • z/OS concepts and utilities including TSO/ISPF, JES2, JCL, etc.
  • z/OS software installation using SMP/E
  • CICS concepts and utilities including RDO/DFHCSDUP, DFHSIT, PLT, etc.
  • SYSPLEX concepts including Coupling Facility (CF) structures, CICSplex topology (TOR/AOR/FOR), CICS Dynamic Routing, etc.
  • z/OS performance monitoring, reporting, and tuning. Utilizing system monitors (BMC MainView) and analyzing SMF records (SAS/MXG).
  • z/OS Security (ACF2) and Networking (TCPIP, VTAM)

Thanks & Regards, Ravindra Jain

  • ID: #49385655
  • State: Texas Plano 75023 Plano USA
  • City: Plano
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-03-01
  • Deadline: 2023-04-18
  • Category: Et cetera