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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mainframe CICS & MQ Engineer - Remote / Telecommute - **Company:** CYNET SYSTEMS INC. - **Location:** Charlotte, NC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Customer Information Control System (CICS), IBM WebSphere MQ, Label Switching Router (MPLS Networking), Mainframes, Performance Tuning, IBM Resource Access Control Facility, Web Services, Load Balancing, Omegamon - **Published:** May 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/74294d74-4577-4873-83fb-357578e88b3a ## About the Role * 8+ year experience in managing Mainframe CICS and MQ subsystems. ## Description * System Maintenance & Configuration: Installing, maintaining, and upgrading CICS Transaction Server, MQSeries, and related ISV products (e.g., BMC MainView). * CICS Region Management: Creating, configuring, and monitoring CICS regions (using tools like Omegamon/MainView) and managing CICSplex environments (CPSM) for load balancing. * Performance Tuning: Analyzing system performance, adjusting System Initialization Table (SIT) parameters, and optimizing resources. * Troubleshooting & Support: Providing 24x7 support, performing dump analysis, and resolving production issues (e.g., abends, transaction freezes). * Experience familiar with IBM and other vendors web sites: Open problem cases, ask questions, prepare and send dumps. * SMP/E in depth knowledge to do install work on CICS and any associated products. * Security in depth knowledge of RACF (must be able to install security on CICS and associated products and create RACF security rules as they pertain to CICS). * SMF moderate skill set required to gather and manipulate SMF data (Eg: CICS 110 records). * Problem determination skills ability to diagnose problem and determine root cause and remediation. * Understanding of a CICS MRO environment (TOR and AOR configuration). * Set traces (Aux and GTF) ability to set traces to aid vendors in problem management and determination. * CICS shutdown statistics be able to produce and interpret shutdown stats to aid in problem determination and growth projections. * Understanding of the CICS dynamic storage areas and how to manipulate for short on storage situations or to accommodate future growth of applications. * Create both transaction and system dumps (and port to vendors for analysis). * RDO (resource definition online) must be able to create any resource needed on CICS (e.g transactions, programs, files, transient data queue, LSR groups, etc). * Web Services creating and supporting of web services within CICS. * RACF security ability to install CICS security requirements, maintain RACF security within CICS and on all CICS resources. * Proficient at creating (modifying) CICS reports/metrics (e.g CPU consumption, storage consumption, transaction volume, response times, wait times, etc). * Provide training, technical guidance, and mentoring to junior team members. * Demonstrate strong communication, documentation, coordination, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently as well as within a team. ## Related Videos - [".Net is too slow" was not an option](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100176-net-is-too-slow-was-not-an-option) - [Cloud as the new mainframe: why the cloud hype does not reflect the dev reality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/797-cloud-as-the-new-mainframe-why-the-cloud-hype-does-not-reflect-the-dev-reality) - [Developer Time Is Valuable - Use the Right Tools - Kilian Valkhof](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1792-developer-time-is-valuable-use-the-right-tools-kilian-valkhof) - [Building with IBM Bob](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100275-building-with-ibm-bob) - [Migrating from COBOL with AI: A Moonshot Demo](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1531-migrating-from-cobol-with-ai-a-moonshot-demo) - [Goodbye Microservices, Hello Self-Contained Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100009-goodbye-microservices-hello-self-contained-systems) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Best Job Boards for Remote Work for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/290-best-job-boards-for-remote-work-for-developers) - [Best Paying Remote Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/255-best-paying-remote-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Best Job Search Websites of 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/368-the-best-job-search-websites-of-2025)