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ApTask ยท 11 hours ago

Engineering | Level 5 (USD)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$90/hr - $90/hr

ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services. They are seeking a Mainframe CICS Engineer to manage CICS engineering and operational functions, ensuring the stability and performance of the CICS environment in a large-scale setting.

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Responsibilities

The Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer/Engineer is responsible for all phases of CICS engineering, system and software maintenance, and CICS related operational functions
The candidate must be comfortable working with CICS in a 24x7 large scale Sysplex and CICSPlex environment and must be able to interface with application developers and operations teams
The CICS engineer should have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills, as well as in-depth knowledge in CICS performance & tuning, debugging and dump analysis
On-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours are needed to support the CICS environment and to resolve issues

Qualification

CICS TS V6.xCICS performance tuningCICS debuggingCICS SMF record structureCICS monitoring toolsMainframe Websphere MQCobol knowledgeAssembler codingREXX codingCICS Exits knowledgeWeb application supportZOS facilities understandingCICS Configuration ManagerCICS REST Services understandingApplication programming experienceCommunication skills

Required

Experience working in CICS TS V6.x environment will be ideal fit
Knowledge of SMP/E, software upgrades and maintenance
Knowledge of all CICS parameters that control performance in a CICSPlex environment
Knowledge of CICS SMF record structure and the CICS Performance Analyzer tool to gather statistics necessary to tune CICS regions
Experience with CICSPlex SM implementation & customization, dynamic transaction routing, etc
Knowledge of the CICS resource definitions, including those that pertain to CICS region performance
Experienced with the CICS monitoring tools such as Sysview for CICS
Ability to perform problem determination, dump analysis and performance tuning
Knowledge of Cobol to support application developers
Experience with Mainframe Websphere MQ
Excellent oral/written communication skills

Preferred

Assembler, COBOL and REXX coding and knowledge of CICS Exits
Web application support in a CICS TS V6.x environment
Understanding of zOS facilities such as: APF, Linklist, VSAM, LPA, RLS, Coupling Facility
Utilization of CICS Configuration Manager
Working knowledge of zOS & CICS Explorer
Understanding of CICS REST Services
Prior Application programming experience a plus

Company

ApTask

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ApTask is a staffing and recruiting company offering staffing, project, and workforce solutions.
dateFounded in 2010
location
Iselin, New Jersey, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
http://aptask.com

H1B Sponsorship

ApTask has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2023 (1)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Taj Haslani
Founder
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Recent News

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2024-02-20
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