CICS / MQ on z/OS Infrastructure Lead
Core
Lead infrastructure services for CICS and MQ on z/OS, focusing on administration, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Role type
Senior IC CICS/MQ Infrastructure Lead
Builds
CICS regions, MQ regions, and associated infrastructure services
Domain
Mainframe (z/OS), Middleware (CICS, IBM MQ)
Required skills
CICS administration, MQ on z/OS administration, CICSPlex concepts, MQ sharing concepts, performance tuning, troubleshooting, resource definition, security administration, patch management
Preferred skills
CICS version upgrades and migrations, HostBridge management, CICS ISV product upgrades, CICS intercommunication configuration
Technologies
CICS, IBM MQ, z/OS, HostBridge, CICSPlex, BSDS, page sets, buffer pools
Responsibilities
Administer, maintain, and upgrade CICS and MQ on z/OS; Configure and maintain CICS regions and initialization parameters; Troubleshoot system abends and technical issues; Manage CICS and MQ security; Perform performance monitoring and tuning; Provide 24x7 production support; Coordinate patch and maintenance installation; Operate CICS adapter control functions for MQ-CICS connections.