CICS System Programmer(Part-time)

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Job details:

Role: Senior Systems Programmer(CICS with z/OS)

Part Time: 20 25 hours a week

These 20-25 hours can be any time, client prefers 2nd half EST.

REMOTE(USA)

Summary: Client is looking for CICS programmer with z/OS experience and must have z/OS upgrade experience.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Senior systems programming positions are responsible for the infrastructure software and systems of our mainframe and mid-range computing platforms. This is a senior technical position is responsible for assisting in the oversight of organizing, planning, configuration, and installation of all computing infrastructure components. In addition, this position is responsible for technical coordination and oversight of implementing controls to ensure that the performance, reliability, and availability of the computing infrastructure meets or exceeds established corporate service commitments.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
? Responsible for the administration of infrastructure software and hardware systems of our mainframe and mid-range computing platforms, which includes adhering to vendor and/or company published guidelines regarding upgrades, service, and security patching.
? Monitoring system performance, availability, and security, making necessary changes to system parameters affecting performance, availability, and security to ensure company goals are met.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
? Provide senior technical oversight for all computing systems software configurations.
? Assist in the creation of technical controls, practices, and processes to ensure that operating systems and their attendant third party software components are compatible and are at supported versions across the enterprise. This includes technical leadership and oversight for the installation of all operating system components, as well as third party infrastructure software.
? Provide senior technical leadership and consulting services to ensure adequate training and support services are available for application programming and computer operations personnel.
? Assists in providing senior technical consulting services to management regarding the implementation of new hardware and software technologies including documentation of upgrade plans and risks.
? Ensure that adequate technical controls are in place for monitoring system performance and availability and recommend necessary changes to system parameters affecting performance and availability.
? Assist in providing coordination and planning to ensure that training and mentoring for other members of the group is consistent with changing technologies and the introduction of new infrastructure software

Skillsets Needed

Task /job descriptions for this role:

Skills / Experience

Tasks

Primary:

CICS

z/OS Connect

CICS definitions

CICS regions:

WebServices:

~ 16 Prod.

z/OS Connect services.

~ 40 Non-Prod.

Shadow services.

Building and Promoting native web services to production.

ANICO Specific

Patching, Upgrades, Break/Fix

Upgrades ANICO responsibility

Patches Shared.

Break/Fix Shared.

Diagnose and troubleshoot errors.

Dump analysis.

Application Programmer support (considerable time).

Troubleshoot, manage triage for addressing unplanned anomalies identified in Production.

Manage tickets in ServiceNow.

Be available for on-call support as needed.

24 x 7

Sunday SLA and run times: 1 -7 AM Central.

Online day time CICS support is 07:00 to 18:00

CICS is available 24 x7 (except SLA).

Starting/Stopping of CICS run times,

Especially on MultiLine (Extended)

Life (Inquiry).

Software

CICS support interfaces

CICS 5.5 (Currently upgrading to CICS 5.6)

z/OS Connect 3.0

MQ 9.3

IMS 15.7 (interfaces from CICS)

DB2 V12 (interfaces from CICS)

MacKinney batch V1.6.06

Shadow CICS and Direct V7.5

CICS Explorer

MainView for CICS

CICS System Programmer(Part-time

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