Mainframe Programmer

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

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a CICS System Programmer to join their global team. The role involves installing, customizing, and maintaining mainframe systems while ensuring high availability and adherence to ITIL standards. Candidates must possess extensive experience with CICS software, resource definitions, and fault analysis tools to ensure efficient operation in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience installing/customizing mainframe CICS software.
• 5+ years experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer.
• Strong problem determination skills in system and application areas.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain the bank’s mainframe systems.
• Focus on availability, efficiency, and resilience of systems.
• Adhere to ITIL processes for system management.

Skills

CICS software installation/customization

CICSplex management

Resource definitions understanding

CF structures knowledge

Omegamon and Fault Analyzer experience

Cloning CICS regions

CICS security with RACF

SMF 110 records analysis

Problem determination skills

High availability environments

ITIL processes adherence

Maintaining vendor tools

Common z/OS tools knowledge

CICS events 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, focusing on availability, efficiency, and resilience. This is 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 for managing CICS systems.
• Solid understanding of resource definitions and 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 applying this knowledge in problem determination.
• Strong problem determination skills in both system and application areas.
• Proficiency in working within high availability environments and adherence to ITIL processes.
• Experience with maintaining vendor tools for CICS and exposure to common z/OS tools like SDSF and RMF.
• Experience automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.