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Position: 100% Remote CICS, MQ, and WAS System Programmer
Location: Remote
Duration: 6+ month project
Visa: Open
Job Description
Job Description: CICS, MQ, and WAS System Programmer
Role Summary
The CICS/MQ/WAS System Programmer is responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting IBM CICS Transaction Server, IBM MQ, and IBM WebSphere Application Server environments on z/OS. The role ensures high availability, performance, security, and reliability of middleware platforms that support enterprise-critical applications.
Key Responsibilities
CICS (Customer Information Control System)
- Install, upgrade, and maintain CICS Transaction Server on z/OS.
- Configure CICS regions, define resource definitions (RDO), and manage CPSM.
- Implement and support threadsafe, RLS, and CICSPlex configurations.
- Troubleshoot CICS transaction issues, abends, performance bottlenecks, and region failures.
- Apply maintenance (PTFs, APARs) and perform system tuning.
MQ (IBM Message Queue)
- Install, configure, and upgrade IBM MQ on z/OS.
- Create and manage queue managers, queues, channels, listeners, and clustering setups.
- Ensure MQ security (RACF), message encryption, and SSL/TLS configurations.
- Perform MQ monitoring, capacity planning, and problem resolution (dead-letter queues, channel failures).
- Support distributed MQ integration and multi-platform messaging.
WAS (WebSphere Application Server)
- Install, configure, and upgrade IBM WebSphere Application Server on z/OS or distributed platforms.
- Configure application servers, JVM tuning, data sources, and resource adapters.
- Manage fix packs, PTFs, and security patches.
- Troubleshoot application deployment issues, performance lags, JVM memory leaks, and SSL configurations.
- Support integration with MQ, CICS TG, and enterprise monitoring tools.
Cross-Platform Responsibilities
- Plan and execute middleware upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.
- Implement high availability & disaster recovery solutions.
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and automation (Rexx, JCL, Shell).
- Ensure compliance with security standards (RACF rules, auditing).
- Collaborate with application teams, DBAs, infrastructure, and operations teams.
- Provide 24x7 on-call support for critical middleware incidents.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- CICS TS, CICSPlex SM
- IBM MQ on z/OS
- IBM WebSphere Application Server
- Deep understanding of z/OS, JCL, SMP/E, PARMLIB, storage, and networking.
- Expertise in performance tuning and problem diagnostics using OMEGAMON, RMF, CICS Explorer, MQ Explorer, log analysis, and dumps.
- Knowledge of RACF security, SSL/TLS, certificates, and encryption.
- Scripting experience (REXX, Unix System Services, Python optional).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with CICS, MQ, or WAS migration/upgrades (e.g., CICS TS 6.x, MQ 9.x, WAS 9.x).
- Experience with DevOps / automation (Ansible, Jenkins, Git).
- Familiarity with CICS Transaction Gateway and API enablement tools.
- ITIL Foundation certification and experience in Change, Incident, and Problem Mgmt.
- Knowledge of cloud or hybrid integration (MQ appliances, WAS Liberty).
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities.
- Effective communication and stakeholder coordination.
- Ability to work under pressure during critical incidents.
- High adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.
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Gaurav Gaur
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