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Mainframe CICS & MQ

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Mainframe CICS & MQ Specialist

Experience: 10+ Years
Location: Remote
Duration: 6+ Months

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe CICS & MQ Specialist with strong expertise in installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and production support of IBM CICS and MQ subsystems . The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of CICS environments, RACF security, SMP/E, dump analysis, web services, and system performance monitoring.

Top 3 Required Skills
  1. CICS & MQ Installation and Configuration
  2. Integration: CICS / IMS / DB2 / MQ / Web Services
  3. Troubleshooting, Dump Analysis & FDC Analysis

Key Responsibilities
  • Install, maintain, configure, and upgrade CICS Transaction Server, IBM MQSeries , and related ISV products.
  • Create, configure, monitor, and manage CICS regions and CICSplex environments using CPSM.
  • Perform CICS and MQ performance tuning , including analysis of SIT parameters and system resources.
  • Provide production support and troubleshoot abends, transaction freezes, system issues, and other critical incidents.
  • Perform CICS dump analysis, transaction/system dump creation, and MQ FDC analysis .
  • Work with IBM and other vendor support teams to open problem cases, provide diagnostic information, and coordinate issue resolution.
  • Demonstrate strong SMP/E knowledge for installation and maintenance of CICS and associated products.
  • Manage RACF security , including installation, configuration, and creation/maintenance of security rules for CICS and associated products.
  • Gather and analyze SMF data , including CICS 110 records.
  • Diagnose complex problems, determine root causes, and implement remediation.
  • Manage CICS MRO environments , including TOR and AOR configurations.
  • Configure and analyze Auxiliary and GTF traces for problem determination.
  • Generate and interpret CICS shutdown statistics for troubleshooting, capacity planning, and growth projections.
  • Manage CICS dynamic storage areas and address short-on-storage situations and future application growth.
  • Create and manage RDO resource definitions , including transactions, programs, files, transient data queues, LSR groups, and other CICS resources.
  • Design, create, and support web services within CICS .
  • Develop and maintain CICS reports and metrics covering CPU consumption, storage utilization, transaction volumes, response times, wait times, and related performance indicators.
  • Provide technical guidance, training, and mentoring to junior team members.
  • Maintain strong documentation and demonstrate effective communication, coordination, problem-solving, and independent working skills.
Required Technical Skills
  • IBM CICS Transaction Server
  • IBM MQ / MQSeries
  • CICSplex / CPSM
  • CICS MRO - TOR/AOR
  • RACF Security
  • SMP/E
  • RDO
  • SMF / CICS 110 Records
  • Dump Analysis
  • MQ FDC Analysis
  • CICS Traces - Aux/GTF
  • CICS Web Services
  • IMS / DB2 / MQ Integration
  • Performance Tuning & Monitoring
  • MainView / Omegamon
Qualifications
  • 10+ years of overall Mainframe experience
  • Strong hands-on experience managing CICS and MQ subsystems
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-determination skills
  • Strong communication and documentation skills
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a technical team environment
  • Experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior resources
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