Mainframe Programmer

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial sector is seeking a CICS System Programmer to join their global team. The role involves ensuring the bank's mainframe systems are highly available and resilient, leveraging extensive experience in CICS software and mainframe architecture. This is a remote opportunity under an Inside IR35 contract, ideal for candidates with a strong programming background and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in CICS software.
• 5+ years with CICSplex and managing CICS systems.
• Knowledge of CF structures and business applications.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building, configuring, and maintaining mainframe systems.
• Ensure systems' availability, efficiency, and resilience.
• Work with ITIL processes and manage vendor tools.

Skills

CICS software installation/customization

CICSplex management

Resource definition understanding

CICS security with RACF

Problem determination skills

High availability environments

CICS automation

Job description

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Location: UK

Remote opportunity

Inside IR35 Contract

As a CICS System Programmer, the 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, and applications.

Mandatory Skills

• 10+ years of experience installing and/or customizing mainframe CICS software in large data sharing environments.
• 5+ years of experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems.
• Solid understanding of resource definitions and their dependencies.
• Knowledge of CF structures and their 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 their practical application in problem determination.
• Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas.
• Proficient in working within high availability environments and aligned with ITIL processes.
• Experience working with and maintaining vendor tools for CICS, as well as exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF and RMF.
• Experience with automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.