Mainframe Programmer

JR United Kingdom; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the finance sector seeks a CICS System Programmer to join their global team. You will be responsible for ensuring the availability and efficiency of mainframe systems, utilizing extensive experience in CICS and automation tools. This role requires a solid understanding of resource dependencies and a strong problem-solving capability within ITIL frameworks.

Qualifications

• 10+ years installing/customizing mainframe CICS software.
• 5+ years managing CICS systems using CICSplex.
• Experience with automating CICS events on z/OS.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain the bank's mainframe systems.
• Ensure system availability, efficiency, and resilience.
• Work within high availability environments aligned with ITIL processes.

Skills

CICS software installation

CICS management

Resource definitions knowledge

CICS security understanding

Problem determination skills

High availability environment experience

Automation of CICS events

Tools

CICSplex

Omegamon

Fault Analyzer

IPCS

SDSF

RMF

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

• Have 10+ years of experience 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 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 for 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 other 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.