Jobs in Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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.