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LanceSoft, Inc. ยท 10 hours ago

Mainframe System Programmer

positionUnited States
timeContract
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$80/hr - $90/hr

LanceSoft, Inc. is seeking a Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance. The role involves interfacing with application developers and operations teams in a large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment, providing on-call support and maintenance, and performing performance tuning and debugging tasks.

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Hiring Manager
Neha Singhania
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Responsibilities

Responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance, and CICS related operational functions
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
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

CICS performance tuningCICS SMF record structureCICSPlex implementationSMP/E maintenanceCICS monitoring toolsCobol knowledgeMainframe Websphere MQAssembler codingREXX codingCICS Exits knowledgeWeb application supportZOS facilities understandingCICS Configuration ManagerCICS Explorer knowledgeCICS REST Services understandingApplication programming experienceCommunication skills

Required

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

LanceSoft, Inc.

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Established in 2000, LanceSoft is a pioneer in delivering top-notch Global Workforce Solutions and IT Services to a diverse clientele.
dateFounded in 2000
location
Herndon, Virginia, USA
people-size5001-10000 employees
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http://www.lancesoft.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (32)
2023 (23)
2022 (25)
2021 (60)
2020 (80)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Ram Karuppusamy
Chairman & CEO
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Simon Dealy
Chief Financial Officer
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