Senior MQ/CICS Systems Programmer – z/OS Mainframe

Jobtailor; New Jersey; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned MQSeries/CICS administrator to support MQSeries and CICS across z/OS, RHEL, Windows, and MQ Appliance environments. The role includes performance tuning, upgrades, and problem resolution in production and test settings.

You will monitor systems, coordinate with vendors, assist application teams, and provide off-hours on-call support in a dynamic mainframe-focused team. Strong scripting and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience supporting MQSeries and CICS on z/OS
• Experience with MQSeries and MQClients on MQ Appliance, distributed and mainframe z/OS platforms
• Experience with MQSeries monitoring and reporting tools
• Experience with scripting and scripting languages to automate tasks, set up reporting, monitoring and alerting
• Experience using trace, dumps and monitoring software for problem investigation and resolution
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to think creatively
• Ability to multitask and switch to higher priority tasks when required
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to accept new challenges as an opportunity to learn and increase skill set
• High level of motivation, initiative and attention to detail when performing tasks
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Experience using SMP/E for product installs and applying maintenance a plus
• Experience coding programs in Assembler and COBOL (a plus)
• Experience with Websphere for z/OS using Installation Manager a plus
• Experience with Compuware (AbendAid, FileAid) and Omegamon/Tivoli products a plus

Responsibilities

• Administer and support MQSeries and CICS across MQ Appliance, RHEL, MS Windows, and mainframe z/OS platforms
• Support CICS M-R-O infrastructures in production and test environments
• Support Compuware and Omegamon products, WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, and IBM Integration Bus on z/OS
• Perform administration, configuration, installation, maintenance, upgrades, performance and tuning, and problem resolution
• Monitor systems for issues and take required steps to address and resolve them
• Work with vendors to resolve issues with supported products
• Apply maintenance and upgrades to supported products regularly
• Provide support to application programming groups, including inquiry and new resource requests, coding design questions, issue resolution, and abends
• Set up and maintain external MQSeries connections
• Provide off-hour on-call technical support on a rotation

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Multitasking

Communication

Attention to Detail

Tools

MQSeries

CICS

z/OS

RHEL

Windows

WebSphere

IBM Integration Bus

Compuware

Omegamon

Tivoli

SMP/E

Assembler

COBOL

Job description

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned MQSeries/CICS administrator to support MQSeries and CICS across z/OS, RHEL, Windows, and MQ Appliance environments. The role includes performance tuning, upgrades, and problem resolution in production and test settings.

You will monitor systems, coordinate with vendors, assist application teams, and provide off-hours on-call support in a dynamic mainframe-focused team. Strong scripting and communication skills are essential.