CICS System Programmer (Mainframe)

JR United Kingdom; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial institution in Wakefield is seeking a highly skilled CICS System Programmer. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the availability and efficiency of the bank's mainframe systems, performing upgrades, providing technical support, and enhancing system performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in CICS software, strong problem determination skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of experience in CICS software installation/customization.
• Proficient in managing CICS systems using CICSplex.
• Experience with ITIL processes and high availability environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform upgrades and tuning for CICS software to maintain system performance.
• Provide 24/7 technical support to minimize service outages.
• Develop and maintain operational documentation and best practices.

Skills

Problem determination

Resource definitions

CICS security

High availability environments

CICS software installation/customization

Tools

CICSplex

Omegamon

RACF

z/OS tools

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Client:

Ampstek

Location:

wakefield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

28.06.2025

Expiry Date:

12.08.2025

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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.