Senior MVS/CICS Systems Programmer and Administrator || Remote|| 3 + months (with possible extension)

Job Role             : Senior MVS/CICS Systems Programmer and Administrator
Location             : Remote
Duration            :  3+ Months (Possible Extension)
Job Id                 :  26-30915
 
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior MVS/CICS Systems Programmer and Administrator with 10+ years of experience to manage mission-critical IBM mainframe environments. Key responsibilities include z/OS systems administration, CICS transaction support, and batch operations management.
 
Job Responsibilities

  • z/OS & Subsystem Management: Administer MVS/z/OS environments, JES2/JES3, WLM, and Parallel Sysplex/Coupling Facility; support CICS, DB2, IMS/IDMS, and MQ subsystems.
  • Batch Operations & Scheduling: Oversee complex batch execution, abend resolution, job restarts, and SFTP/Connect:Direct file transfers using Control-M, CA-7, and Stonebranch UAC.
  • Security & Integration: Manage RACF user/dataset access profiles, SSL/TLS certificates, and Unix/NAS system integration.
  • Diagnostics & Tuning: Perform dump analysis (IPCS, SVC dumps) and performance tuning using OMEGAMON, MainView, and SMF/RMF metrics.
  • Code Promotion: Support RTC and SCLM-based code promotion workflows and SMP/E maintenance.
 
Qualifications & Skills
  • Experience hands-on IBM mainframe and z/OS experience across financial, insurance, or utility workloads.
  • Deep proficiency in JCL, REXX, COBOL, Assembler, and SAS.
  • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, storage (DASD, DFSMS), and debugging tools.

Remote

Skills:
Analysis Skills, Cobol Programming Language, Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem (DFSMS), Data Sets, Debugging Tools, Digital Certificates, IBM CICS (Customer Information Control System), IBM DB2, IBM IMS Database, IBM Job Entry Subsystem, IBM MVS Operating System, IBM Mainframe, IBM Rexx Programming Language, IBM Sysplex, IBM z-OS Operating System, IDMS (Integrated Database Management System), Insurance, JCL (Job Control Language), Messaging Middleware, Metrics, Network Attached Storage (NAS), Operational Support, Operations Management, Performance Tuning/Optimization, RACF (Resource Access Control Facility), SSL-TLS (Secure Socket Layer - Transport Layer Security), Secure/SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Sterling Commerce CONNECT:Direct, System Integration (SI), Systems Administration/Management, Systems/Internals Programming, TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), Unix Operating Systems


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