Remote Senior CICS Mainframe Systems Engineer

Ensono

Des Moines (IA)

Remote

USD 85,000 - 148,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options

401k with company match

Dental, vision, life and AD&D coverage

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Senior CICS Mainframe Systems Programmer to provide premium support for CICS TS on z/OS, including OEM products, across multiple time zones. The role requires hands-on mainframe experience, strong analytical abilities, and ability to work independently or as part of a team.

The position offers remote work in the United States with on-call duties and overtime. The ideal candidate will handle customer migrations, participate in OS upgrade activities, and ensure adherence to

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required and/or equivalent work experience.
10+ years experience on the zSeries (mainframe) platform including hands-on technical work with CICS TS and OEM product support.
Strong knowledge of CICS TS concepts, configuration, and tailoring.
Experience with IBM SMP/E and monitoring tools for CICS TS environments.

Responsibilities

Fulfill customer service orders for mainframe z/OS customers related to CICS TS.
Provide primary support for reported CICS TS issues and OEM products.
Offer 24x7x365 support across multiple time zones.
Follow best-practice procedures for installing OEM software products.
Coordinate with other teams to prepare customer partitions for annual OS upgrades.
Support customer migrations related to CICS TS and OEM software.
Assist migration activities with project managers to meet timelines.
Execute disaster recovery tasks in cooperation with DR Services.
Adhere to ITSM change control and scheduling requirements.