Senior CICS Systems Admin Lead: Modernization & Impact

Kyndryl; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Medical & dental coverage

retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a CICS System Administrator in the United States to support and optimize CICS environments across multiple platforms. You will manage systems data, handle day-to-day solutions, and ensure security compliance while prioritizing client tickets and collaborating with technical teams.

You''ll work across industries, gain exposure to modernization projects, and have opportunities to grow from junior roles to architect positions, with a comprehensive benefits package and annual

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with CICS environments and platforms.
• Customer-focused mindset and ability to drive own development.
• Willingness to work across multiple client engagements and industries.

Responsibilities

• Provide infrastructure support for CICS environments across multiple systems and platforms.
• Maintain availability, stability, and performance of CICS subsystems.
• Support production, development, and test environments.
• Install, configure, and upgrade CICS versions and related IBM components.
• Apply maintenance and patches to keep systems at supported levels.
• Evaluate new releases and implement enhancements.
• Perform performance tuning and workload balancing.
• Monitor system health and resolve bottlenecks.
• Diagnose and resolve system and application issues.
• Utilize debugging and monitoring tools independently.
• Engage IBM/ISV support when required.
• Provide technical expertise on CICS architecture and product capabilities.
• Assist in designing solutions aligned with client/application requirements.
• Support integration with subsystems (e.g., MQ, z/OS Connect, RACF, and DB2).

Skills

CICS

Customer-focused

Growth mindset

Inclusive

Problem solving

Tools

MQ

DB2

z/OS Connect

RACF

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a CICS System Administrator in the United States to support and optimize CICS environments across multiple platforms. You will manage systems data, handle day-to-day solutions, and ensure security compliance while prioritizing client tickets and collaborating with technical teams.

You''ll work across industries, gain exposure to modernization projects, and have opportunities to grow from junior roles to architect positions, with a comprehensive benefits package and annual