CICS/MQ Systems Engineer at The Judge Group Inc. in Columbus, Ohio

Job Description:

Location: Columbus, OH

Salary: $60.00 USD Hourly - $65.00 USD Hourly

Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION:




Position Title: CICS/MQ Systems Engineer



Location: 100% Remote



Job Type: 6+ months contract



Job Description and Requirements: Lead IS Tech Specialist - CICS/MQ Systems Engineer


**NOT A MAINFRAME DEVELOPER**


Systems application mainframe engineer candidate must have Parallel Sysplex experience designing, installing, maintaining, and supporting the major application subsystems running on z/OS. Must possess minimum of 7 years previous experience as a systems mainframe engineer installing and supporting at least two of the three major application subsystems, CICS or MQ on z/OS.



Detailed Description:

• This candidate will be fulfilling a systems application mainframe engineer position.

• Responsible for the overall management and administration of CICS for z/OS and MQ for z/OS subsystems across multiple Sysplexes and CECS.

• Prototypes the new features, functions, and strategies of new application subsystems technology.

• Effective workload balance tuning and performance knowledge

• DB2 for z/OS Experience desired

• CTG experience desired

• REXX experiences desired

• Vendor management experience

• Provides 24x7 on call support within a team rotation

Job Requirements:



• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience


• Document and enforce data security with consideration for key dependencies of CICS and MQ on system z.


• Knowledge of CICS for z/OS or MQ for z/OS along with mainframe related tools such as BMC Catalog Manager, BMC Change Manager, BMC Apptune, BMC Mainview, IBM -CICS Interdependency Analyzer, IBM -CICS Performance analyzer, SMPE, ISPF, SMS, SMF,


• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively interface and partner with all levels of the organization.


• Maintain "State of the Art' knowledge of best practices in systems administration, high availability, metrics, and business continuity specifically for CICS for z/OS or MQ for z/OS


• Candidate must be self-motivated and assertive while possessing the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks in a team environment


• Assists and maintains the improvement of systems administration-related plans, processes, procedures, standards, and priorities.


• Provides problem resolution support, specific to CICS and MQ on z issues; identifies and resolves systems application problems, coordinates with programming application users to determine symptoms and ensure accurate problem resolution.


• Plans and implements strategies and procedures for physical disaster/recovery and contingency planning.


• Assists application development and maintenance staff with CICS and MQ on z questions and issues.


• Works with vendors on problem identification and resolution.


• Knowledge of banking industry business processes a plus.

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