Mainframe CICS System Programmer
Core
Install, configure, and maintain CICS environments; manage CICSplex infrastructure; support transaction processing environments; troubleshoot availability and performance issues; support upgrades and migrations; ensure resiliency and disaster recovery readiness; integrate CICS with DB2, MQ, RACF, and z/OS services.
Role type
Mainframe CICS System Programmer
Builds
Mission-critical transaction processing systems for banking, retail, and other industries
Domain
Mainframe systems, transaction processing, enterprise IT services
Required skills
CICS Transaction Server administration, CICSplex infrastructure management, transaction processing support, incident resolution, system maintenance, CICS installation and migration, integration with DB2/MQ/RACF/z/OS, monitoring tools (OMEGAMON, MainView, ASG TMON, etc.), disaster recovery planning
Preferred skills
CICS Web Services and API enablement, Java integration, SMP/E and PTF/APAR management, CICSplex System Manager, workload management, performance tuning and capacity planning
Technologies
IBM CICS, CICSplex, DB2, IBM MQ, RACF, z/OS, IBM OMEGAMON, BMC MainView, ASG TMON, Xpediter, InterTest, SymDump
Responsibilities
Install, configure, and maintain CICS environments; Manage CICSplex infrastructure; Support transaction processing environments; Troubleshoot availability and performance issues; Support upgrades and migrations; Ensure resiliency and disaster recovery readiness; Integrate CICS with DB2, MQ, RACF, and z/OS services
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC