ddc-dine-careers is looking for a Senior CICS System Administrator to provide critical support for the day-to-day operations of our Ecosystem Mainframe LOB. You will be instrumental in ensuring the stability, security, and performance of our core transaction processing systems.

What You'll Do

Maintain IBM CICS and Message Queuing (MQ) software, including all changes, upgrades, and patching.
Diagnose and resolve CICS environment system abends and abnormal operating problems using system logs, traces, dumps, and monitoring tools.
Install, customize, upgrade, and maintain CICS and MQ software on mainframe computer platforms running z/OS.
Create, define, modify, and understand CICS parameters to create new regions per requested criteria without assistance.
Analyze CICS & MQ software environments to provide performance tuning recommendations and plans.
Administer and implement CICS web services environment, assisting programmers in understanding requirements.
Create and maintain backup processing for CICS, MQ, and their associated products.
Maintain software and CICS/MQ environments in compliance with security guidelines.
Use the IBM SMP/E environment as a lead technician to install software.
Participate in planning and executing database migrations and application software upgrades.
Address questions and issues related to IBM CICS and MQ software.

What We're Looking For

An Active Secret Clearance.
Must hold ONE of the qualifying IAT Level I certifications: A+ CE, CCNA-Security, Network+ CE, SSCP.
Proven experience supporting CICS.
Experience with the Remedy IT Ticketing system.
Good analytical, reporting, communication, documentation, and process skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Internet, and SharePoint.
Minimum Education: A Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of a college degree.

Technical Stack

IBM CICS
IBM Message Queuing (MQ)
z/OS
IBM SMP/E
Microsoft Office
Internet
SharePoint

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