CICS Systems Programmer

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Job Summary:

This role is responsible for problem-solving and debugging support, interfacing with application developers as well as with other Customer Information Control System/Transaction Server (CICS/TS) personnel and working across various technical groups as needed. The role is crucial to our ability to maintain the CICS Environment in a high state of readiness and availability.

Job Description:

The CICS Systems Programmer supports a large-scale CICS/TS environment running in a zOS parallel SYSPLEX environment with complex multi-tiered applications making heavy use of MRO, IMS, VSAM files and DB2. This job is responsible for tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• This function performs software implementation, maintenance, certification testing, development and documentation of operational procedures.

• The role is responsible for problem debugging and root-cause analysis

• Facilitates interaction with software vendors

• The group this position is part of will require some off-hours and weekend work as well as rotation in 24 x 7 ONCALL support

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards

• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies

• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose

• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes

• Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption

• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers

• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains

Skills:

• Analytical Thinking

• Application Development

• Automation

• Production Support

• Adaptability

• Business Acumen

• Solution Delivery Process

• Solution Design

• Collaboration

• Innovative Thinking

• Stakeholder Management

• Technical Strategy Development

Required Qualifications:

• Must have CICS Command Level language programming experience

• Technical background in the z/OS mainframe arena

• Knowledge of CICS/TS operations

• Must be proficient in the use of Job Control Language (JCL) and working with various vendor utility programs

• Must possess good analytical skills, debugging skills, knowledge of COBOL and

• Good communication skills, both written and oral, are required as the individual must interface with application developers, support teams, software vendors and management staff

• Must be willing to work some off-hours and weekends, as well as rotation in 24 x 7 on-call support

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Rexx, CICS WEB Interface, and RACF

• Programming experience with Assembler, COBOL or Java

• Experince with zOS CONNECT and/or Zosmf

Shift:
1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:
40

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