ApTask ยท 1 day ago
Mainframe System Programmer
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid Level
$90/hr - $100/hrApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services. They are seeking a Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer responsible for CICS engineering, system maintenance, and operational functions in a large scale Sysplex environment.
Human ResourcesInformation TechnologySmall and Medium BusinessesStaffing Agency
Responsibilities
The Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer is responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance, and CICS related operational functions
The candidate must be comfortable working with CICS in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment and must be able to interface with application developers and operations teams
The CICS engineer should have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills, as well as in-depth knowledge in CICS performance & tuning, debugging and dump analysis
On-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours are needed to support the CICS environment and to resolve issues
Qualification
Required
Experience working in CICS TS V6.x environment will be ideal fit
The candidate must be comfortable working with CICS in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment
Must be able to interface with application developers and operations teams
Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills
In-depth knowledge in CICS performance & tuning, debugging and dump analysis
On-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours are needed to support the CICS environment and to resolve issues
Knowledge of SMP/E, software upgrades and maintenance
Knowledge of all CICS parameters that control performance in a CICSPlex environment
Knowledge of CICS SMF record structure and the CICS Performance Analyzer tool to gather statistics necessary to tune CICS regions
Experience with CICSPlex SM implementation & customization, dynamic transaction routing, etc
Knowledge of the CICS resource definitions, including those that pertain to CICS region performance
Experienced with the CICS monitoring tools such as Sysview for CICS
Ability to perform problem determination, dump analysis and performance tuning
Knowledge of Cobol to support application developers
Experience with Mainframe Websphere MQ
Excellent oral/written communication skills
Preferred
Assembler, COBOL and REXX coding and knowledge of CICS Exits
Web application support in a CICS TS V6.x environment
Understanding of zOS facilities such as: APF, Linklist, VSAM, LPA, RLS, Coupling Facility
Utilization of CICS Configuration Manager
Working knowledge of zOS & CICS Explorer
Understanding of CICS REST Services
Prior Application programming experience a plus
Company
ApTask
ApTask is a staffing and recruiting company offering staffing, project, and workforce solutions.
Founded in 2010
201-500 employees
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Funding
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