Mainframe CICS Engineer

Soho Square Solutions; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 96,432 - 103,320; Part time

Job summary

A solutions company is seeking a Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer in Alpharetta, GA. The role involves CICS engineering, system maintenance, and operational functions in a large-scale environment. Candidates should possess strong CICS performance tuning skills and be adept at problem determination. The role demands participation in 24x7 on-call support. This is a contract position suitable for mid-senior level professionals.

Qualifications

• Must be comfortable working in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills required.
• Experience needed for on-call support and issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all phases of CICS engineering.
• Interface with application developers and operations teams.
• Perform system and software maintenance.

Skills

Knowledge of SMP/E, software upgrades and maintenance

Knowledge of all CICS parameters that control performance

Experience with CICSPlex SM implementation

Ability to perform problem determination and performance tuning

Knowledge of Cobol

Experience with Mainframe Websphere MQ

Understanding of CICS REST Services

Tools

CICS Performance Analyzer

Sysview for CICS

Job description

Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer

The CICS engineer will be responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance, and CICS related operational functions. The candidate must be comfortable working with CICS in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment and must be able to interface with application developers and operations teams. Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills, as well as in‑depth knowledge in CICS performance & tuning, debugging and dump analysis, are required. On‑call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours are needed to support the CICS environment and resolve issues.

Pay Range

$70.00/hr - $75.00/hr

Skills Required

• Knowledge of SMP/E, software upgrades and maintenance
• Knowledge of all CICS parameters that control performance in a CICSPlex environment
• Knowledge of CICS SMF record structure and the CICS Performance Analyzer tool to gather statistics necessary to tune CICS regions
• Experience with CICSPlex SM implementation & customization, dynamic transaction routing, etc.
• Knowledge of the CICS resource definitions, including those that pertain to CICS region performance
• Experienced with CICS monitoring tools such as Sysview for CICS
• Ability to perform problem determination, dump analysis and performance tuning
• Knowledge of Cobol to support application developers
• Experience with Mainframe Websphere MQ
• Assembler, COBOL and REXX coding and knowledge of CICS Exits
• Web application support in a CICS TS V6.x environment
• Understanding of zOS facilities such as APF, Linklist, VSAM, LPA, RLS, Coupling Facility
• Utilization of CICS Configuration Manager
• Working knowledge of zOS & CICS Explorer
• Understanding of CICS REST Services

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Contract

Job Function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Financial Services, Banking, and Insurance