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About the position
The selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week. The position involves architecting, designing, integrating, implementing, and managing the operation of large-scale, complex CICS environments (CICSPLEX, CPSM, SYSPLEX) across multiple LPAR mainframe systems. The role requires leveraging deep expertise in CICS system programming, application development, IBM MQ, CICS Transaction Gateway, SAS, REXX, IBM utilities, SMP/E, z/OSMF, COTS tools, and z/OS to optimize mainframe operations and support application modernization. The candidate will provide architectural oversight for application development teams, driving operational efficiency through infrastructure design, capacity planning, system integration, and customization. They will also evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to drive operational efficiency and digital modernization goals, lead large, complex projects, and deliver enterprise-level solutions. Mentoring and coaching technical staff, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors, and ensuring high-quality documentation of all CICS system configurations are also key responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, integrate, implement, and manage the operation of large-scale, complex CICS environments.
- Leverage expertise in CICS system programming and application development to optimize mainframe operations.
- Provide architectural oversight for application development teams.
- Define and enforce best practices and standards for high availability and disaster recovery.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies for operational efficiency.
- Lead large, complex projects and deliver enterprise-level solutions.
- Mentor and coach technical staff.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors.
- Install, configure, and maintain CICS v6.x and related systems.
- Provide in-depth analysis, debugging, and troubleshooting of CICS applications.
- Support integration of CICS systems with other enterprise applications.
- Ensure high-quality documentation of all CICS system configurations.
- Participate in on-call rotations for incident response and system troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in relevant fields.
- 8+ years of combined experience with CICS system programming.
- 4+ years of combined experience with IBM utilities and COTS tools.
- 3+ years of experience administering IBM MQ for z/OS.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.
Nice-to-haves
- Hands-on experience with application programming and CICS Transaction Gateway.
- Working knowledge of SAS and REXX.
- Proficiency with SMP/E and IBM z/OS Management Facility.
