CICS System Programmer (Mainframe)

CICS System Programmer (Mainframe)

Posted 3 days ago by JSAN Consulting Ltd

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Automation Customer Information Control System (CICS) Data Sharing Generic Programming Information Technology Infrastructure Library Management Resource Access Control Facility Risk Management Framework Software Development System Display And Search Facility (SDSF) Technical Support z/OS

Summary: The CICS System Programmer will join a global team focused on the maintenance and optimization of the Bank's Mainframe systems, ensuring high availability and efficiency. The role involves software upgrades, technical support, performance analysis, and documentation development. Additionally, the programmer will mentor junior team members and contribute to best practices in system management. This position requires extensive experience with Mainframe CICS software and related tools in a large data-sharing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform Mainframe CICS software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support Mainframe environments. Current version is CICS 5.6.
  • Provide high degree of technical support (24*7) to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disaster.
  • Analyse new versions of CICS for functionality improving systems performance and reduce cost.
  • Tracking and analysing performance and resource utilization of CICS system.
  • Develop and maintain operational documentation, best practices, and run books for the operational platform.
  • Upskill junior systems programmers.

Key Skills:

  • Have 10+ years of experience of installing and/or customizing Mainframe CICS software in Large Data sharing environments.
  • Have 5+ years of experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems.
  • Solid understanding of resource definitions and its dependencies.
  • CF structures and its practical use in a business environment.
  • Experience with Omegamon and Fault Analyzer along with basic dump analysis skills on IPCS.
  • Experience in cloning and sunsetting CICS regions.
  • Basic understanding of CICS security with RACF.
  • Exposure to working with SMF 110 records and its practical application in terms of problem determination.
  • Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas.
  • Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process (ITIL).
  • Experience working with and maintaining other vendor tools for CICS as well as exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF RMF etc.
  • Experience with automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Job Title - CICS System Programmer (Mainframe)

As a CICS System Programmer, candidate will be part of a Global team responsible for building, configuring, and maintaining the Bank's Mainframe systems availability, efficiency, and resilience, underpinned by the architectural principle of cloned infrastructure, system configurations, applications.

Key Responsibilities -

  • Perform Mainframe CICS software upgrades coupled with administration and tuning to support Mainframe environments. Current version is CICS 5.6.
  • Provide high degree of technical support (24*7) to reduce the likelihood of significant service outage or disaster.
  • Analyse new versions of CICS for functionality improving systems performance and reduce cost.
  • Tracking and analysing performance and resource utilization of CICS system
  • Develop and maintain operational documentation, best practices, and run books for the operational platform.
  • Upskill junior systems programmers

Mandatory Skills

  • Have 10+ years of experience of installing and/or customizing Mainframe CICS software in Large Data sharing environments.
  • Have 5+ years of experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems.
  • Solid understanding of
      • resource definitions and its dependencies.
      • CF structures and its practical use in a business environment.
  • Experience with Omegamon and Fault Analyzer along with basic dump analysis skills on IPCS.
  • Experience in cloning and sunsetting CICS regions.
  • Basic understanding of CICS security with RACF.
  • Exposure to working with SMF 110 records and its practical application in terms of problem determination.
  • Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas
  • Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process (ITIL)
  • Experience working with and maintaining other vendor tools for CICS as well as exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF RMF etc.
  • Experience with automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.

Mandatory skills

  • Have 10+ years of experience of installing and/or customizing Mainframe CICS software in Large Data sharing environments.
  • Have 5+ years of experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems.
  • Solid understanding of
      • resource definitions and its dependencies.
      • CF structures and its practical use in a business environment.
  • Experience with Omegamon and Fault Analyzer along with basic dump analysis skills on IPCS.
  • Experience in cloning and sunsetting CICS regions.
  • Basic understanding of CICS security with RACF.
  • Exposure to working with SMF 110 records and its practical application in terms of problem determination.
  • Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas
  • Proficient in working with high availability environment along with alignment to process (ITIL)
  • Experience working with and maintaining other vendor tools for CICS as well as exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF RMF etc.
  • Experience with automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.
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