Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer
Who We Are
Your Role
What You Will Do
- Install, configure, and maintain CICS environments.
- Manage CICSplex infrastructure.
- Support transaction processing environments.
- Troubleshoot availability and performance issues.
- Support upgrades and migrations.
- Ensure resiliency and disaster recovery readiness.
- Integrate CICS with DB2, MQ, RACF, and z/OS services.
One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here. You'll also get the chance to share your expertise by recommending modernization options, identifying new business opportunities, and cultivating relationships with other teams and stakeholders. Does the work get challenging at times? Yes! But you'll collaborate with a diverse group of talented people and gain invaluable management and organizational skills, which will come in handy as you move forward in your career.
Your Future at Kyndryl
Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior System Administrator to Architect. We have opportunities for Cloud Hyperscalers that you won't find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.
Who You Are
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- 5 to 7 years of experience in IBM Mainframe technologies.
- Strong experience in IBM CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) administration, including CICSPlex SM, CICS region management, and transaction processing.
- Expertise in CICS performance tuning, recovery management, diagnostics, dump analysis, and problem determination.
- Experience integrating CICS with IBM MQ, DB2, RACF, and z/OS subsystems.
- Knowledge of high-availability, workload management, and mission-critical transaction processing environments.
- Experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2019, VMware ESX, and public/private cloud environments, including on-premises to cloud migrations.
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience
- Experience with CICSPlex SM, CICS upgrades, migrations, maintenance, and release management.
- Knowledge of OMEGAMON for CICS, CICS Explorer, JCL, SMP/E, and REXX.
- Familiarity with Parallel Sysplex, workload balancing, disaster recovery, and resilience architectures.
- Understanding of ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
- Experience with automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), vulnerability management, Active Directory, and ADFS.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
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What You Can Expect
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