CICS Systems Programmer - Mainframe - Remote

Truist Bank•Raleigh, NC

2d•Remote

About The Position

Resolves complex technical issues for Truist's Network applications by administering multiple CICS Production, Development and Test environments in a multiple LPAR mainframe environment. For this opportunity, Truist will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including, but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and five years of experience in development or application support or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
In- depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement best practices.
Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function.
Ability to plan and manage projects.
Ability to solve complex problems by applying best practices.
Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates.
Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information.
Administer multiple CICS Production, Development and Test environments (CICSPLEX, CPSM, SYSPLEX in a multiple LPAR mainframe environment)
Very current CICS knowledge
Strong troubleshooting skills (IPCS, FileAid)
Administer 3rd-party systems software, including CICS system utilities, CAFC, along with application software development products and tools
z/OS Connect support experience.

Nice To Haves

Mainframe MQ skills a plus
Includes CICS Explorer, WUI, Omegamon
Experience with CICSPLEX, CICS Web Services, CICS APIs, or TCP/IP sockets is also highly desirable
24x7 on-call support for CICS

Responsibilities

Performs problem tracking, diagnosis and root-cause analysis, replication, troubleshooting, and resolution for complex issues. In this capacity, performs programming and debugging activities.
Responds to issues in a timely manner by receiving and investigating incidents or service tickets.
Analyzes and observes trends with technical issues and develops recommendations for long- term improvements.
Documents all relevant end-user interactions and steps taken to resolve incidents.
Has occasional contact with end-users.
Communicates status of issue resolution to internal customers.
May engage and manage outside vendors.
Applies in-depth knowledge of application support and an understanding of best practices.
Typically leads moderately complex projects and participates in larger, more complex initiatives.
Solves complex technical and operational problems.
Acts as a resource for teammates with less experience.
May have people management responsibilities for a small team.
Create new and/or modify existing CICS regions in support of new applications or CICS architecture re-engineering initiatives
Provide problem resolution, including diagnosis and root-cause analysis of CICS application software problems, configuration and/or software-related problems.
Installation and maintenance of CICS software and third party vendor software to maintain a reliable and stable infrastructure
CICS Performance reporting and tuning for optimum system usage