CICS Systems Administrator / Systems Programmer

Columbus, OH | Plano, TX | Jersey City, NJ | Tampa, FL
Onsite 5 Days per Week
6-Month Contract (Likely Extension to 12 18 Months)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced CICS Systems Administrator / Mainframe Systems Programmer to support a large enterprise financial services environment. This role is part of a Resiliency Uplift Initiative, focused on strengthening high availability, disaster recovery, and infrastructure modernization across mission-critical mainframe platforms.

This is NOT an application developer role.
We are looking for systems-level infrastructure expertise.

What You'll Do

• Install, configure, and maintain IBM CICS TS in  z/OS environments

• Support CICS infrastructure, region management, and systems-level troubleshooting

• Enhance resiliency and fault tolerance within enterprise CICS environments

• Support disaster recovery planning and failover readiness

• Partner with enterprise infrastructure teams on modernization initiatives

• Participate in production support and system stability improvements

What We're Looking For

• 8 years IT min
• 3 5+ years of CICS Systems Programming or Systems Administration experience
• CICSplex
• Strong Mainframe (z/OS) background
• Experience with CICS infrastructure (not application development)
• Production support in large enterprise environments
• Ability to work onsite 5 days per week

Not a Fit

• COBOL Developers

• Application Developers

• MQ-only Developers

Why Join?

• Work on a high-impact resiliency modernization initiative

• Long-term project potential (12 18 months)

• Enterprise-scale financial environment

• Streamlined one-round interview process

If you are a Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer looking for a long-term enterprise opportunity with strong project stability, we'd love to connect.

No 3rd parties, must work w2 with OdysseyIS. We cannot sponsor h1b Visa's at this time.