Remote Mainframe CICS/MQ Specialist

Highmark Health

Elm (PA)

Remote

USD 79,000 - 127,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Highmark Health in the United States seeks a skilled Mainframe Systems Programmer to ensure a highly available IBM zEnterprise environment. The role focuses on CICS/MQ administration, z/OS maintenance, and extensive troubleshooting across test and production LPARs.

You will install and upgrade CICS/MQ, monitor health, perform problem analysis, and participate in disaster recovery drills. The position requires US citizenship and offers on-call rotation and flexible scheduling.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in CS/IS/CE.
3 years of mainframe experience including CICS/MQ.
3 years of technical problem solving and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

Install, upgrade, and manage CICS/MQ environments in test and production LPARs.
Monitor health and troubleshoot CICS/MQ to determine root cause.
Support the IBM Z Mainframe z/OS environment using SMP/E, ISPF/SDSF, USS, JES2, JCL, and utilities.
Provide stable and secure mainframe sub-system support.
Maintain the sysplexed environment for CICS/MQ.
Participate in disaster recovery exercises.
Install and maintain third party software products related to CICS/MQ.
Build alerting and automation scripts.
Use performance reports/metrics to identify improvements.
Research new technology for potential deployment.
Conduct troubleshooting and change inspections with risk assessment.
On-call rotation may be required.