Sr. CICS Systems Programmer

DDC IT SERVICES LLC; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) seeks an experienced Sr. CICS Systems Programmer to administer IBM z/OS environments including CICS and MQ within a secure DoD enterprise. You will ensure performance, security, and reliability for mission-critical systems.

The role requires hands-on installation, upgrades, disaster recovery planning, and extensive documentation, with strong emphasis on change management and government-compliant processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in IBM z/OS, CICS, MQ environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and training.
• Secret clearance required; IAT Level I certifications (A+ CE, Network+ CE, SSCP or CCNA Security) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, upgrade, and maintain IBM CICS, MQ, and related software on z/OS.
• Troubleshoot abends, outages, and performance using logs and monitoring tools.
• Ensure STIG/SRG compliance and DoD cybersecurity requirements.

Skills

Mainframe expertise

DoD compliance

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SMP/E

JCL

TSO/ISPF

REXX

COBOL

CLIST

Job description

Sr. CICS Systems Programmer

We are seeking an experienced Sr. CICS Systems Programmer to support and maintain IBM z/OS environments, including CICS and MQ middleware platforms, within a secure DoD enterprise environment. This role is responsible for system administration, software installation and upgrades, troubleshooting, performance tuning, security compliance, disaster recovery support, and technical documentation. The ideal candidate will have experience with IBM mainframe technologies, change management processes, and supporting mission-critical systems in a highly regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Administer, install, configure, upgrade, and maintain IBM CICS, MQ, and related software environments on IBM z/OS mainframe platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system abends, outages, and performance issues using logs, traces, dumps, and monitoring tools.
• Maintain secure and compliant environments in accordance with STIG/SRG, DoD, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Perform software installations, migrations, upgrades, patching, and implementation activities across multiple mainframe environments.
• Manage MQ environments, including queue managers, channels, queues, backup processing, and web services administration.
• Develop and execute implementation, testing, recovery, and back-out plans for software and hardware changes.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs/TTPs, status reports, RCA reports, and installation procedures.
• Utilize SMP/E, JCL, TSO/ISPF, REXX, CLIST, COBOL, and related IBM utilities to support system operations and automation.
• Coordinate change management, incident management, CAB activities, and cross-functional implementation efforts using government-approved processes and tools.
• Provide technical guidance, customer support, mentoring, and training to government personnel, junior technicians, and project teams.

Qualifications

Minimum 8 years of experience required.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and training.

Clearance Requirement

Clearance Requirement: Secret Certification Requirement: One of the following IAT Level I certification - A+ CE, Network+ CE, SSCP or CCNA Security

About Us

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation-owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Benefits Eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, retirement savings with company match, and paid time off.
• Additional benefits include voluntary supplemental benefits, access to an employee assistance program, and educational assistance with tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance Statement

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law. We participate in E-Verify. DDC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.

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