Remote Mainframe CICS Systems Engineer

Ensono; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 65,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a passionate Mainframe Systems Programmer – CICS for remote work in the United States. You will provide premium support for CICS TS and OEM products, manage install/upgrade tasks, and assist in migrations while coordinating with DR services.

You will work in a fast-paced, customer-facing role with on-call duties and frequent cross-functional collaboration. A strong background in z/OS and CICS TS is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years experience on the zSeries (mainframe) with hands-on installation and maintenance of CICS TS and OEM products.
• Thorough knowledge of CICS TS capabilities, configuration and tailoring.
• Experience with IBM SMP/E.
• Strong analytical skills and understanding of CICS TS concepts.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools for CICS TS regions.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Ability to multi-task under deadlines and pressure.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide premium software support and services for CICS TS and related OEM products.
• Handle 24x7x365 support across multiple time zones.
• Install and upgrade OEM software products according to best practices.
• Prepare customer partitions for OS upgrades using checklists.
• Support customer migrations and transitions for CICS TS environments.
• Collaborate with Disaster Recovery Services for DR plans.

Skills

CICS TS expertise

Mainframe z/OS

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Time management

Self-motivation

Multi-tasking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

IBM SMP/E

Job description

Ensono is seeking a passionate Mainframe Systems Programmer – CICS for remote work in the United States. You will provide premium support for CICS TS and OEM products, manage install/upgrade tasks, and assist in migrations while coordinating with DR services.

You will work in a fast-paced, customer-facing role with on-call duties and frequent cross-functional collaboration. A strong background in z/OS and CICS TS is required.