CICS System Programmer (Mainframe)

JR United Kingdom; Chester; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a CICS System Programmer to enhance mainframe systems' performance and reliability. This role requires extensive experience in CICS software, problem determination skills, and a strong understanding of high availability environments. Successful candidates will support a global team and manage critical system upgrades and maintenance to ensure optimal operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of CICS software installation experience.
• 5+ years with CICSplex and managing systems.
• Strong understanding of CICS security, ITIL processes, and high availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform CICS software upgrades and technical support.
• Analyze new CICS versions for improved performance.
• Develop operational documentation and upskill junior programmers.

Skills

CICS Software Installation

Performance Analysis

Problem Determination

CICS Security

High Availability Environments

Tools

CICSplex

Omegamon

Fault Analyzer

IPCS

SMF 110

z/OS Tools

CICSplex RTA

Job description

CICS System Programmer (Mainframe), chester

Client:

Ampstek

Location:

chester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

4

Posted:

26.06.2025

Expiry Date:

10.08.2025

Job Description:

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 analyzing performance and resource utilization of CICS systems
• Recommend changes, upgrades, and enhancements based on the technical analysis.
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolutions as well.
• Participate in incident and problem management activities related to applications and CICS.
• Encourage and ensure collaboration across functional users and vendors to provide guidance and manage different tasks with a “can-do” attitude.
• Execute project and internal initiative responsibilities as assigned or delegated.
• Walking ahead by being enthusiastic and responsible for strengthening and developing system skills.
• 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.

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Created on 26/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom