IBM Mainframe Infrastructure SME
Posted 1 day ago by Click Digital
£600 Per day
Inside
Remote
Remote work
Summary: The role of IBM Mainframe Infrastructure SME involves providing technical expertise in maintaining and optimizing IBM Z Series infrastructure for a major UK banking organization. The position focuses on ensuring the stability and performance of legacy mainframe systems, particularly within IBM CICS environments. This is a highly remote role, requiring strong experience in production support within regulated banking environments. The contract offers long-term security and the opportunity to work on critical banking systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support IBM Z Series mainframe infrastructure in a live banking environment
- Manage CICS regions (TORs, AORs, FORs)
- Maintain and support IBM CICS Transaction Server environments
- Ensure 24x7 system availability and operational resilience
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents
- Work with IBM Db2 and IBM MQ
- Use JCL, REXX, and Assembler for support and diagnostics
- Maintain high stability across core banking transaction systems
Key Skills:
- Strong experience with IBM Z Series / IBM mainframe infrastructure (Z/OS or above)
- Deep expertise in IBM CICS Transaction Server
- COBOL
- IBM Db2
- IBM MQ
- Strong background in legacy regulated banking environments
- Infrastructure SME experience (not application development focused)
- Proven ability to support and stabilise production mainframe systems
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IBM Mainframe Infrastructure SME (CICS / COBOL / IBM Z Series) - London based (99% Remote) - Inside IR35 (No Umbrella fees - PAYE - £450/£600 per day)
The Role:
We are seeking an experienced IBM Mainframe Infrastructure Technical Specialist to support a major UK banking organisation operating on IBM Z Series and above infrastructure.
This is a production stability and support SME role, focused on maintaining and optimising a complex legacy mainframe estate within a regulated banking environment.
You will be working primarily across IBM CICS Transaction Server environments, ensuring continuous availability and performance of mission-critical banking systems.
- Support IBM Z Series mainframe infrastructure in a live banking environment
- Manage CICS regions (TORs, AORs, FORs)
- Maintain and support IBM CICS Transaction Server environments
- Ensure 24x7 system availability and operational resilience
- Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents
- Work with:
- IBM Db2
- IBM MQ
- Use JCL, REXX, and Assembler for support and diagnostics
- Maintain high stability across core banking transaction systems
To apply you should have the following skills and experience:
- Strong experience with IBM Z Series / IBM mainframe infrastructure (Z/OS or above)
- Deep expertise in:
- IBM CICS Transaction Server
- COBOL
- IBM Db2
- IBM MQ
- Strong background in legacy regulated banking environments
- Infrastructure SME experience (not application development focused)
- Proven ability to support and stabilise production mainframe systems
In short:
- Work on critical IBM Z mainframe banking systems
- Highly remote role (99% remote working)
- Long term contract security potential within a major financial institution
- High impact infrastructure SME position
Apply Now
If you’re a Mainframe SME who thrives in production environments and knows how to keep complex CICS estates running smoothly, we’d like to hear from you.
Stuart Graham
Click Recruitment