Senior IBM CICS Systems Architect

Lavu Tech Solutions Sdn Bhd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lavu Tech Solutions Sdn Bhd seeks a highly skilled IBM CICS Expert to join the core infrastructure team. You will engineer, configure, and tune enterprise CICS environments for 24/7 reliability in a banking-critical setting.

Collaborate with application teams, DBAs, and security officers to ensure high-performance transaction processing and secure resource management.

Qualifications

• Expert-level knowledge of CICS definitions (RDO, CSD, BUNDLEs) and CICSPlex.
• Strong experience with z/OS, JCL, SMP/E and RACF.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot dumps, logs, and abends to resolve bottlenecks.
• Experience integrating CICS with DB2, MQ, IMS, and REST interfaces.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools like Omegamon and Sysview.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain IBM CICSPlex environments and z/OS infrastructure for high availability and performance.
• Monitor and tune CICS system performance using Omegamon, Sysview, and Fault Analyzer.
• Ensure configurations comply with financial regulations and security policies (RACF/ACF2).
• Manage connectivity between CICS and DB2, MQ, IMS, TCP/IP, and web services/APIs.
• Plan and execute z/OS and CICS maintenance, PTFs, migrations, and health checks.
• Provide Level 3 support, root-cause analysis, and mentorship to junior staff.

Skills

IBM CICS expertise

z/OS knowledge

CICSPlex management

DB2 integration

System performance tuning

Security compliance (RACF/ACF2)

COBOL/REXX/Assembler knowledge

DevOps basics (Git/Jenkins)

Tools

Omegamon

Sysview

Fault Analyzer

File Manager

CAFC

Job description

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and seasoned IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) Expert to join our core infrastructure team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the engineering, configuration, performance tuning, and 24/7 reliability of our enterprise CICS environments.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and seasoned IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System) Expert to join our core infrastructure team. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the engineering, configuration, performance tuning, and 24/7 reliability of our enterprise CICS environments. You will work closely with application development teams, database administrators, and security officers to ensure seamless, high-performance transaction processing for mission-critical banking systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture and Engineering : Design, implement, and maintain IBM CICSPlex environments, regions (TS, RS, AOR, TOR, FOR), and supporting z/OS infrastructure to meet rigorous enterprise availability (99.999%) and performance standards.
• Performance Tuning and Diagnostics : Monitor CICS system performance using tools such as Omegamon, Sysview, and Fault Analyzer. Analyze system dumps, trace logs, and abends, and perform deep-dive troubleshooting to resolve complex bottlenecks, resource contention, and storage violations.
• Security and Compliance : Ensure all CICS configurations comply with strict financial regulatory standards and corporate security policies, collaborating with RACF/ACF2 administrators for secure resource definition and user access control.
• Integration and Connectivity : Manage and optimize connectivity between CICS and other enterprise tiers, including DB2, MQ Series, IMS, TCP/IP, and web services/APIs and CICS Transaction Gateway.
• Upgrades and Maintenance : Plan and execute z/OS and CICS software maintenance, PTF implementations, migrations, and regular health checks.
• L3 Support and Mentorship : Act as the ultimate escalation point (Level 3) for major incident management, providing root-cause analysis (RCA) and mentoring junior systems programmers.

Technical Competencies

• Core Skills : Expert-level knowledge of CICS definitions (RDO, CSD, BUNDLEs), CICSPlex management, and CICSPlex SM (CPSM).
• System Proficiency : Strong proficiency in z/OS operating system commands, JCL, SMP/E, RACF, and USS (Unix System Services).
• Troubleshooting : Proven track record in analyzing dump data (IPCS, CICS dumps), logs, and resolving complex storage/performance issues.
• Integration : Experience integrating CICS with DB2, IBM MQ, and modern API/REST interfaces.
• Tools : Hands-on experience with Omegamon, Sysview, CAFC, File Manager, and Fault Analyzer.
• Languages : Working knowledge of COBOL, REXX, and Assembler.
• DevOps : Familiarity with DevOps toolchains (GitHub, Jenkins) and Agile practices is preferred.
• Disaster Recovery : Experience with DR planning, testing, and execution for CICS/z/OS environments.

(ref:hirist.tech)