Overview
Remote
$50 - $60
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Skills
Systems Management
Application Support
CICS
Capacity Management
Collaboration
Communication
Disaster Recovery
IBM DB2
IBM WebSphere
Management
Performance Management
Performance Tuning
Production Support
SAP BASIS
Security Clearance
Testing
Workflow
z/OS
Job Details
Job Title: z/OS CICS Systems Programmer
Location: Onsite/Hybrid (as required)
Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Clearance: Top Secret (Required)
On-Call: Yes, rotational basis
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced z/OS CICS Systems Programmer with a minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience in CICS system installation, maintenance, performance tuning, and production support. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing complex CICS environments, supporting multiple regions across processors, and ensuring system availability, performance, and security.
Key Responsibilities
Required Skills & Experience
Nice-to-Have Skills
Location: Onsite/Hybrid (as required)
Employment Type: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Clearance: Top Secret (Required)
On-Call: Yes, rotational basis
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced z/OS CICS Systems Programmer with a minimum of 7+ years of hands-on experience in CICS system installation, maintenance, performance tuning, and production support. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing complex CICS environments, supporting multiple regions across processors, and ensuring system availability, performance, and security.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform CICS TS installation, configuration, maintenance, and upgrade activities.
- Manage, support, and optimize multiple CICS regions across multiple processors.
- Provide CICS performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring.
- Troubleshoot and resolve CICS system and application issues with strong problem-determination skills.
- Support CICS disaster recovery planning, testing, and administration.
- Provide advanced application support for CICS technical problems.
- Integrate and support DB2 interactions with CICS.
- Work with CICS monitoring tools and performance management solutions.
- Provide 24x7 on-call support on a rotational basis (24 3 365 coverage).
- Document procedures, configurations, and changes with strong written communication.
- Collaborate as a team player in cross-functional technical teams.
- Utilize z/OSMF for systems management and workflow automation.
- (Nice to have) Provide support or integration experience with WebSphere.
Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years as a z/OS CICS Systems Programmer.
- Deep expertise in:
- CICS TS installs, configuration, and upgrades
- Performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting
- MRO (Multi-Region Operations)
- DB2 integration
- CICS disaster recovery
- CICS technical application support
- Experience supporting multiple CICS regions across processors.
- Proficiency with CICS monitoring software/tools.
- Strong knowledge of z/OSMF.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in 24x7 operational environments (on-call rotation).
- Top-Secret Security Clearance is required.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- WebSphere experience (highly preferred).
- Prior experience working in highly secure, mission-critical environments.
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