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enGen · 3 weeks ago

Mainframe Systems Programmer – CICS/MQ

Erie-Meadville Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$68K/yr - $126K/yr

3+ years exp

enGen is a company focused on ensuring a highly available mainframe system. The Mainframe Systems Programmer will be responsible for installing, upgrading, and managing CICS/MQ environments, monitoring their health, and providing stable support for the IBM Z Mainframe z/OS environment.

Health CareInformation TechnologyOnline Portals

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Install, upgrade, and manage CICS/MQ environments in all test and production LPARs

Monitor the health of the CICS/MQ environments and help troubleshoot issues to determine root cause

Support the IBM Z Mainframe z/OS environment using SMP/E, ISPF/SDSF. USS, JES2, JCL, and IBM/third-party utilities

Provide stable and secure mainframe sub-system support

Maintain the sysplexed environment for CICS/MQ

Participate in disaster recovery exercises

Install and maintain third party software products related to CICS/MQ

Build alerting and automation scripts

Use performance reports/metrics to identify process/availability improvement opportunities

Research and assess new technology for potential deployment

Conduct troubleshooting and problem analysis

Conduct change inspections; determine associated risks and readiness for implementation

Available to work a flexible work schedule that would include infrastructure releases and on-call rotation

Qualification

CICS/MQZ/OSJCLSMP/EAssemblerREXX programmingTSORACFAnalytical ThinkingTechnical ProficiencyTeam CollaborationAdaptability

Required

3 years of experience in one or many of the following tasks analyzing, designing, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions, as well as providing general production support, meeting defined scope, target dates and budgets with minimal or no defects

3 years of technical problem solving, solution implementation, team/project collaboration experience

3 years of basic computer science concepts and principles, common operating systems, development languages/scripting

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree

None

Preferred

Experience in mainframe systems programmer with a focus on one or more of the following: z/OS concepts and utilities, RACF, TSO, Plex Configurations, JES2, SMP/e, JCL, Assembler, REXX programming

Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or related field

Company

enGen

enGen specializes in a dynamic ecosystem of automation and health tech that supports health plans and their provider partners.

Founded in 2014

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

10001+ employees

https://goengen.com

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