Senior CICS Mainframe Engineer — Remote

Ensono; Salem (OR); Remote; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Multiple Health Plan Options

401k with Company Match

Dental & Vision Insurance

Disability & Life Insurance

Job summary

Ensono is seeking an experienced Senior CICS Mainframe Systems Programmer to provide premium support for CICS TS and related OEM products. This remote role supports Ensono mainframe clients in the United States, including on-call duties and coordinating migrations and OS upgrades.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of zSeries experience, deep CICS TS expertise, SMP/E knowledge, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years experience on the zSeries (mainframe) platform with hands-on installation and maintenance experience related to CICS TS and OEM product support.
• Thorough knowledge of CICS TS concepts, configuration, and tailoring including related OEM products.
• Strong familiarity with IBM SMP/E.
• Experience monitoring CICS TS performance and related tooling.
• Ability to multi-task, work under deadlines, and perform in high-pressure situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, plus presentation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill CSOs for mainframe z/OS customers related to CICS TS and OEM products.
• Provide primary support for reported CICS TS problems and OEM products.
• Offer 24x7x365 support across multiple time zones.
• Follow procedures for installing OEM products per Ensono standards.
• Prepare customer partitions for OS upgrades with proactive actions checklists.
• Support customer migrations related to CICS TS and OEM products.
• Assist migration of newly acquired customers to resolve technical hurdles.
• Collaborate with Disaster Recovery Services on DR plans.
• Adhere to ITSM change control procedures and implement vendor fixes.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication

Self-motivated

Ability to work under pressure

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

CICS TS

z/OS

SMP/E

OEM software products

Job description

Ensono is seeking an experienced Senior CICS Mainframe Systems Programmer to provide premium support for CICS TS and related OEM products. This remote role supports Ensono mainframe clients in the United States, including on-call duties and coordinating migrations and OS upgrades.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years of zSeries experience, deep CICS TS expertise, SMP/E knowledge, and strong communication skills.