Mainframe CICS System Programmer

Kyndryl India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl India in Bengaluru is seeking a Mainframe CICS System Programmer with 9+ years of experience. You’ll tackle complex problems, manage critical CICS environments, and help drive modernization for major clients on a 1-shift schedule.

Must have deep CICS knowledge, a strong z/OS background (SMP/E, USS, REXX, VSAM), and experience with upgrades/migrations (P2V/V2V/P2P). You’ll diagnose issues, perform root cause analyses, work independently, and participate in on-call support to ensure

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in CICS systems programming.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, VSAM.
• Experience with CICS TS upgrades and migrations.
• Ability to work independently and on-call.

Responsibilities

• Strong experience in CICS Systems Programming, including installations, upgrades, maintenance, and migrations.
• Knowledge of z/OS ecosystem: SMP/E, USS, REXX, VSAM, and CICS ISV products.
• Support CICS administration and modernization, including upgrades and migrations (P2V/V2V/P2P).
• Analyze CICS abends, dumps, performance issues, outages, and perform RCA.
• Exposure to Banking/Financial Services environments; work independently and on-call.

Skills

CICS Systems Programming

z/OS Knowledge

CICS TS Upgrades

Migration Expertise

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent

Tools

SMP/E

REXX

VSAM

IBM CICS products

Job description

Job Title: Mainframe CICS System Programmer

Experience: 9+years

Shift: 1 Shift

Location: Bangalore only

Your role

As a Mainframe CICS System Programmer at Kyndryl, you’ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You’ll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients – which means some of the biggest in the world. There’s never a typical day as a System Administrator at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You’ll be managing systems data for clients and providing day-to-day solutions and security compliance. You’ll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.

What you will do

• Strong experience in CICS Systems Programming, including IBM CICS Transaction Server installation, upgrades, maintenance, and migration activities.
• Strong knowledge of z/OS ecosystem, including SMP/E, Unix System Services (USS), REXX, VSAM, and support of CICS-related IBM and ISV products.
• Experience in CICS administration and modernization, including CICS TS upgrades, region setup, CSD/SIT management, and migration projects such as P2V, V2V, and P2P.
• Proven troubleshooting and support expertise, with the ability to analyze CICS abends, dumps, performance issues, product outages, and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
• Preferred exposure to Banking/Financial Services environments with working knowledge of Assembler, COBOL, CICS, DB2, and the ability to work independently, support on-call activities, and drive projects through completion. (Derived from the job description you provided.)

Required Skills and Experience

• Engineer with 9+ years of experience in CICS systems programming.
• Basic Knowledge on the following technologies: z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Third party products.
• Experience in CICS transaction server, related ISV products.
• As a Subject matter expert provide direct technical support as needed in the planning, coordination, installation, and implementation and testing of releases, upgrades, or changes to CICS and related ISV products.
• Capable of Upgrading/Installing and Migrating CICS Transaction servers.
• Diagnose CICS system and related product issues and follow up with root cause analysis.
• Capable of Upgrading /Installing and supporting IBM & ISV related Products Proficient in technologies like P2V, V2V and P2P migrations.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a IT related field or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of Assembler, COBOL, CICS, and DB2.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent troubleshooting and customer service skills.
• Participate in on-call rotation with the engineering teams.
• The ability to follow a project through to completion, and/or to work as part of a larger team to complete the components of a complex project.