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Koniag · 2 months ago

CICS Systems Administrator

Durham, NC, USA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Koniag Government Services is seeking a CICS Systems Administrator to support their government customer in Durham, NC. The role involves providing systems programming support for the CICS architecture, developing and managing software, and ensuring operational continuity during disaster recovery exercises.

Financial ServicesImpact InvestingWealth Management

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Analyze high-level requirements and develop detailed design documents

Develop and manage CICS systems-level and application software using Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL), Assembler Language Code (ALC), or Java

Meet with customer analysts, management, and end-users to develop requirements

Develop comprehensive test plans to ensure validation of functional requirements

Perform life cycle management and coordination of software changes across the customer’s Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Develop and manage documentation stored on SharePoint for CICS systems and application software

Identify and eliminate 'Single Points of Failure' within CICS

Create new CICS regions and establish appropriate Resource Definition Online (RDO) definitions, in support of application requirements for Integration, Training, Acceptance, and Production life cycles in accordance with CICS region build standards, furnished by the task manager

Modify CICS architecture to eliminate Single Points of Failure within CICS

Process Job Control Language (JCL) and RDO modifications from service requests assigned by the task manager

Prepare appropriate change management documentation and procedures based on samples furnished by the task manager

Update appropriate CICS configuration documentation to reflect changes to the architecture

Communicate and work with application developers and customer testers to ensure all CICS resources (e.g., Files, Programs, Transactions, DB2, IDMS) are identified and defined appropriately

Develop and implement capabilities to monitor the CICS production environment for problems and generate automated alerts to appropriate customer personnel, identified by the task manager

Provide 24/7 support to resolve CICS related problems, as they occur; respond within 30 minutes of receiving the page

Provide technical expertise on CICS application and configuration related issues, 40 hours per week, via laptop workstation

Troubleshoot CICS systems and application problems and facilitate the necessary actions required to correct the problem

Communicate with designated customer personnel (the task manager will provide list of personnel) by phone and email concerning the details of the issue, expected resolution, and root cause analysis

Support efforts to restore processing during a disaster recovery exercise or an actual disaster at multiple client sites

Qualification

CICS system programmingCOBOLAssembler Language CodeJavaJob Control LanguageResource Definition OnlineTechnical consultationProblem-solvingCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Ten (10) years' CICS system programming or related continued experience

Demonstrated expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures

Extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

Ability to perform a variety of complicated tasks

Ability to provide consultation on complex projects and be considered the senior contributor/specialist

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or other related scientific or technical discipline

Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance