Mainframe Programmer

JR United Kingdom; Worcester; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the banking sector is looking for a CICS System Programmer to join their global team. This remote role involves building and maintaining mainframe systems with a focus on availability and efficiency. Candidates should have substantial experience in CICS and related technologies to ensure optimal performance and resilience in critical business environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience installing/customizing CICS in large environments.
• Solid understanding of resource definitions and dependencies.
• Proficient in high availability environments, aligned with ITIL.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain bank’s mainframe systems.
• Ensure availability, efficiency, and resilience of systems.
• Implement cloned infrastructure and manage system configurations.

Skills

CICS software installation/customization

CICSplex management

Resource definitions understanding

CF structures knowledge

Problem determination skills

High availability environments experience

CICS security understanding

Automation of CICS events

Tools

Omegamon

Fault Analyzer

IPCS

SDSF

RMF

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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, 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.