CICS Infrastructure Lead
Core
Lead the administration, support, and maintenance of enterprise mainframe CICS environments, ensuring platform stability and availability.
Role type
Senior IC mainframe infrastructure lead (CICS)
Builds
CICS Transaction Server environments, supporting interfaces with DB2, MQ, VSAM, RACF, and z/OS
Domain
Mainframe systems / Banking & Finance
Required skills
CICS systems programming, CICS region configuration, performance tuning, production support, root-cause analysis, change management, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Mainframe networking concepts, automation development, stakeholder communication
Technologies
IBM CICS Transaction Server, z/OS, DB2, IBM MQ, VSAM, RACF
Responsibilities
Lead administration, support, and maintenance of IBM CICS Transaction Server environments; Perform CICS installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and version migrations; Monitor and tune CICS performance, availability, and capacity; Troubleshoot complex CICS incidents, abends, and production issues; Support interfaces and integration across CICS, DB2, MQ, VSAM, RACF, and z/OS environments; Lead technical troubleshooting and provide guidance to mainframe infrastructure teams; Manage changes, releases, and implementation activities within controlled production environments; Develop and maintain operational procedures, technical documentation, and automation; Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure platform stability and availability.