Mainframe Cics System Programmer
- Kyndryl
- 5 - 10 years
- Bengaluru
- 4 months ago
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Job Description
Role & responsibilities
Infrastructure Specialists at Kyndryl are project-based subject matter experts in all things infrastructure - good at providing analysis, documenting and diagraming work for hand-off, offering timely solutions, and generally figuring it out.
Preferred candidate profile
- 5 to 9 Years of Mainframe MQ/CICS System Programmer
- Proven expertise in CICS architecture and functionality, including region setup, resource definition, performance tuning, and system optimization.
- Plan, coordinate, install, and test CICS Transaction Server upgrades, migrations, and patches, along with related ISV products.
- Install and support third-party tools such as Compuware Abend-AID, ASG TMON/CICS, Omegamon, BMC Mainview, Xpediter/CICS, CA ACF2/CICS, CA Intertest, and CA SymDump.
- Provide primary on-call support for CICS and associated ISV products, ensuring timely issue resolution and system reliability.
- Perform problem determination, root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions for CICS-related incidents.
- Participate in Disaster Recovery planning and testing to ensure continuity of CICS operations.
- Support IBM MQ administration including basic configuration, queue and channel setup, and routine monitoring.
- Assist with MQ troubleshooting, performance checks, and integration support for application teams.
- Contribute to MQ documentation and ensure alignment with security and operational standards.
- Good experience in installing, configuring, and maintaining an IBM MQ running on z/OS and its associated components using SMP/E
- Have Good Exposure in MQ MFT ( For MQ File Transfers).
- Working experience on Cluster queue Managers, Queue sharing groups, MQ utilities and Traces
- Knowledge about MQ channel encryption and MQ security
- Experience in guiding and supporting Application developers to develop messaging flows
- Good experience with CICSplex and CICS Explorer to manage CICS systems Solid understanding of resource definitions and its dependencies.
- Experience with Omegamon and Fault Analyzer along with basic dump analysis skills on IPCS.
- Experience in cloning and sunsetting CICS regions.
- Basic understanding of CICS security with RACF.
- Proficient in CICS Transaction Server and related ISV products.
- Hands-on experience with IBM MQ administration, including queue management, channel configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
- Basic to intermediate knowledge of z/OS, Unix System Services, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, and third-party products.
- Skilled in CICS regions setup and maintenance, resource definition online (RDO), and CICSplex System Manager (CPSM).
- Experience with monitoring and performance tools such as OMEGAMON, RMF, and Mainview.
- Familiar with security and RACF integration for CICS and MQ environments.
- Exposure to automation and scripting for operational efficiency using REXX and Shell scripting.
- Knowledge of disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and high availability configurations for CICS and MQ.
- Understanding of zOS functions such as: APF, Link list, LPA, VSAM
- Good to have knowledge on MQ explorer, Omegamon Monitoring tool for MQ&CICS,ICC,SYSVIEW for MQ&CICS IBM Pro
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: IT & Information SecurityRole Category: IT Infrastructure ServicesRole: IT Infrastructure Services - OtherEmployement Type: Full timeContact Details:
Company: KyndrylLocation(s): Bengaluru
Keyskills: Cics Mainframe System Programming MQ REXX Smpe Zos
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