CICS System Administrator
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Tech stack
Job description
- Install, maintain, and upgrade CICS TS environments
- Support version upgrades and patch implementation
- Administer production, test, and disaster recovery regions
- Monitor transaction performance and system health
- Analyze CPU, storage, and transaction response metrics
- Perform tuning activities to improve application performance
- Troubleshoot infrastructure-related issues
- Collaborate with operations and engineering teams
Tech Breakdown
- 60% CICS Administration & Maintenance
- 25% Performance Monitoring & Optimization
- 15% Infrastructure Support & Collaboration
Daily Responsibilities
- 75% Hands-on technical administration
- 10% Documentation & planning
- 15% Team collaboration and project participation
The Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Potential annual bonus eligibility
- Enterprise-scale environment
- Long-term career growth opportunities
- Exposure to modernization initiatives
Requirements
- 5+ years supporting IBM mainframe environments
- Experience administering CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS)
- Experience applying PTFs and supporting system upgrades
- Knowledge of production, test, and disaster recovery environments
- Experience monitoring performance and resource utilization
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
- Understanding of transaction processing environments
- Experience maintaining system configuration parameters
Desired Skills & Experience
- OMEGAMON experience
- MainView experience
- TMON experience
- Performance tuning expertise
- Capacity planning experience
- Disaster recovery support experience
- Large enterprise environment experience
- Mainframe modernization exposure
Benefits & conditions
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Vacation Time
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Additional employer-sponsored benefits
About the company
jA leading enterprise organization is seeking a Mainframe CICS System Administrator to join its infrastructure operations team in the Phoenix, Arizona area. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity requiring three days per week onsite. The environment includes enterprise-scale mainframe systems, CICS Transaction Server, performance monitoring platforms, and mission-critical transactional workloads supporting major business operations., Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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