Mainframe Programmer

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

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced CICS System Programmer to join their global team. The role includes building, configuring, and maintaining mainframe systems, focusing on efficiency, availability, and resilience. Candidates must have significant experience with CICS customization and management and be proficient in problem determination. This is a remote opportunity under an Inside IR35 contract.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience with mainframe CICS software.
• 5+ years with CICSplex management.
• Strong problem determination skills in systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain bank’s mainframe systems.
• Ensure system availability and efficiency.
• Work within high availability environments.

Skills

Mainframe CICS software customization

CICSplex management

Resource definitions understanding

CF structures practical use

Omegamon and Fault Analyzer experience

CICS region cloning and sunsetting

CICS security with RACF

SMF 110 records analysis

Problem determination skills

High availability environments experience

Vendor tools for CICS

z/OS tools like SDSF and RMF

Automating CICS events

Job description

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. This role is underpinned by the architectural principles 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.
• Experience with 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 automating CICS events via CICSplex RTA and/or system automation tools on z/OS.