Mainframe CICS, MQ and WAS system programmer

Job Description

• Deep knowledge in Maintain and Support the CICS, MQ and WAS in IBM z/OS environments as Mainframe CICS & MQ system programmer.
• Deep knowledge in Installing and configuration of CICS and MQ in z/OS systems and excellent in performing debugging and problem analysis
• Deep Knowledge in CICS & MQ Version upgrade in IBM z/OS

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Install, maintain, and customize CICS Transaction Server and associated 3rd party software
• Monitor CICS Environment across life cycles for error free operation and availability
• Perform administration functions like defining new regions and removing obsolete regions
• Apply RSU maintenance and maintain PORTS reserved for CICS
• Upgrade versions and constantly strive optimal response time of transactions.
• Generate and analyze CICS region performance reports, and tune the parameters / configuration and improve the overall performance
• Provide support on CICS administration for application team requirements
• Perform system and application related region modifications upon request, Analyze transaction ABENDs and maintain the CICS region connections
• Regularly review Automation and Dependency of systems tasks
• Provide support and troubleshooting for MQSeries on z/OS
• Provide Installation, upgrade and maintenance support for Applications using IBM MQSeries
• Monitor and Manage MQ objects and Queue Managers to maintain subsystem availability in Mainframe environment
• Perform Backup of objects whenever new objects are added in the MQ QMGR and when requested by the authorized Buyer application teams
• Delete particular message from the queue when requested by authorized Buyer application teams
• Reset the channel, start and stop MQ subsystems
• Collect and publish monthly usage statistics for MQ Queue Manager, objects and messages
• Implement and regularly review Automation and Dependency of systems