Mainframe CICS & MQ Systems Programmer (zOS)

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Mainframe CICS & MQ Systems Programmer (z/OS):-

You will be responsible for the installation configuration maintenance performance tuning and security of IBM CICS Transaction Server and IBM MQ on z/OS. This role ensures high availability resilience and optimal performance for missioncritical workloads leveraging CICSPlex SM for multiregion management and automation.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Lifecycle Management

• Install Upgrade and Maintain IBM CICS TS and IBM MQ using SMP/E.
• Configure and customize CICS regions (TOR/AOR/FOR) and manage CICSPlex SM for workload balancing routing and centralized administration.
• Configure MQ Queue Managers Queues Channels Clusters and Queue Sharing Groups.
• Maintain technical documentation and automation artifacts for deployments and recovery.

Performance Capacity & Reliability

• Monitor and tune CICS regions and MQ subsystems using RMF/SMF OMEGAMON Sysview or equivalent.
• Analyse and resolve complex incidents (dump analysis abends queue depth anomalies channel failures).
• Design and test highavailability patterns using CICSPlex SM and MQ clustering; participate in Disaster Recovery exercises.

Integration & Developer Enablement

• Define and manage CICS resources (programs transactions URIMAPs PIPELINEs) and MQ objects (queues topics channels).
• Provide technical guidance to application teams on CICS-MQ integration and performanceaware design.
• Collaborate with z/OS System Programmers Db2 DBAs Security and Network teams for endtoend reliability.

Security Compliance & Automation

• Implement RACF/ACF2 security for CICS regions and MQ resources.
• Build automation and alerting (REXX JCL z/OSMF workflows) to improve resiliency and reduce manual effort.

Required Qualifications

• Expertise in IBM CICS TS architecture configuration and tuning on z/OS.
• Strong knowledge of CICSPlex SM for multiregion management.
• Indepth knowledge of IBM MQ administration on z/OS.
• Strong z/OS fundamentals: JCL TSO/ISPF SMP/E JES2 SMF/RMF.
• Proficiency in scripting/automation (REXX JCL; z/OSMF desirable).
• Familiarity with DB2 IMS and performance tooling (OMEGAMON Sysview).

Preferred Experience

• MQ/CICS integration for highvolume workloads.
• Advanced dump analysis and coordination with IBM support.
• Exposure to modern patterns (APIs cloudadjacent integration Java/COBOL services).

Core Competencies

• Analytical problem solving under pressure.
• Crossfunctional collaboration with AppDev DB Security and Operations.
• Ownership and reliability with oncall participation.

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