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Denken Solutions, Inc. · 18 hours ago

Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer

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

Denken Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance, and operational functions. The role requires strong analytical and communication skills to interface with application developers and operations teams in a 24x7 environment.

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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

CICS performance tuningCICS debuggingCICS SMF record structureSMP/ECICSPlex SM implementationCICS monitoring toolsMainframe Websphere MQCobolAssemblerREXX codingCICS ExitsWeb application supportZOS facilitiesCICS Configuration ManagerCICS ExplorerCICS REST ServicesApplication programming experienceAnalytical skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication 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

Denken Solutions, Inc.

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Offers consulting and staffing services in IT, Healthcare and Engineering
dateFounded in 2010
location
Irvine, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
http://www.denkensolutions.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Denken Solutions, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Raj Maddula
Founder and Solution Architect
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Recent News

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Denken Solutions, Inc. Named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for the Eighth Time
2025-12-17
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