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# CICS System Administrator

- **Company:** Kelly Services Inc.
- **Location:** Chandler, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $130,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Performance Management, Customer Information Control System (CICS), System Configuration, Disaster Recovery, IBM Mainframe, Mainframes, Performance Tuning, Transaction Processing (Computing), Software Troubleshooting, Performance Monitor, Omegamon
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/AEB1F1C0870F48FB99D709CD7F9961E6/job/

## About the Role

* 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

## 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


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