Mainframe CI/CS Admin

Job Description

**Position: Mainframe CI/CS Admin**

**Location: Hartford, CT**

**Duration: Long Term Contract**

**Visa: H1B’s Only**

**Note: US onsite exp must be 2 to 3 years.**

**Qualification:**

· 5+ years direct experience installing, configuring, and managing CICS software, CICS application regions, and ISV software.

· Preferred 3+ years installing, configuring and managing z/OS Connect regions for both inbound and outbound APIs.

· Preferred 2+ years installing, configuring, and managing any of the following:

· TPX software and started tasks; EOS software and started tasks; and CA GEN desktop, desktop and server runtimes, host encyclopedia, and z/OS components.

**Responsibilities:**

1. Working knowledge of SMP/E software installation process, analyzing PTFs and HOLDDATA, triaging HIPER, FIXCAT, and PE’d PTFs. Maintaining software currency and semi-annual maintenance migration to development, QA, and production CICS regions.

2. Working knowledge of CICS parameters and internals to optimize functionality and performance as well as to resolve incidents. Work with IBM and ISV providers to provide timely resolution to more complex issues.

3. Understanding of Client business groups and products as applicable to support the business needs and availability of individual CICS regions.

4. Ability to create new CICS regions, started tasks, and address spaces and to migrate new transaction definitions.

5. Adhere to Client’s change management processes regarding change windows, lead times, ServiceNow requests, and temporary access escalation.

6. Consult with business groups and other Technology teams on application development, new feature exploitation, proof of concepts, security enhancements, etc.

7. Attend monthly meetings with IBM and ISV to discuss product roadmaps, incidents, etc.

8. Experience connecting CICS to other technologies such as MQ and DB2. Experience with configuring z/OS Connect to enable application API deployments and to invoke CICS transactions.

9. Develop and test solutions for high availability and disaster recovery.

Please share your resume at harper.satin@sabioinfotech.com

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $55.00 – $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday

Experience:

* CICS: 5 years (Required)
* Mainframe Admin: 8 years (Required)
* APIs: 5 years (Required)
* 3. Work with IBM and ISV providers: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: On the road