Mainframe Cics System Programmer

Role & responsibilities Engineer with 7+ Years of experience in CICS system programming. Experience in CICS transaction server and related ISV products. Basic knowledge on the following technologies: z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM and Third party products Capable of Upgrading /Installing and supporting IBM & ISV related Products Proficient in technologies like P2V, V2V and P2P migrations. Experience with performance tuning and workload balancing in CICS. Familiarity with CICS monitoring tools (Omegamon for CICS, BMC MainView, IBM CICS Performance Analyzer). Knowledge of CICS Web Services, MQ integration, and DB2 connectivity. Experience with RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret security administration for CICS. Proven experience on the CICS functionality and architecture. Provide technical support as needed in the planning, coordination, installation, implementation and testing of releases, upgrades or changes to CICS and related ISV products. Capable of installing, upgrading and migrating CICS Transaction Servers. Capable of installing, upgrading and supporting IBM & ISV related products such as Compuware Abend-AID, ASG TMON/CICS, Omegamon for CICS, BMC Mainview, Xpediter/CICS, CA ACF2/CICS, CA Intertest and CA SymDump. Provide primary on-call support for CICS and associated ISV products. Problem determination and resolution within expected timeframe. Diagnose CICS system and related product issues and follow up with Root Cause Analysis. Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and tests as scheduled. Preferred candidate profile Process driven management of technical operations and support. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Excellent troubleshooting and customer service skills. The ability to follow a project through to completion and/or to work as part of a larger team to complete the components of a complex project. Support for technical consultation and inquiries from the other IT technical teams. Develop, document and maintain procedures for system utilities such as backup/restore, performance tuning and configuration of environments.