Technology Consulting Manager

NTT DATA Services•Buffalo, NY

58d•$95,918 - $222,031•Remote

About The Position

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Technology Consulting Manager to join our team in the United States (US). This is a remote position, but you must have the required CICS experience to be considered. A Mainframe CICS Systems Programmer has technical, domain level and specialist skills to ensure that all the engineering services are operated, maintained and constantly upgraded as technology advances. There can be multiple functions within the job involving multiple products and technologies. Including but not limited to programming, support to maintain essential environmental conditions & analysis – creating functional/technical design solutions. The job holder may specialize in a single or combination of those functions/technologies. They will be involved in overseeing the deployment, planning, configuration & testing. For this role the Series CICS Engineer will cover the support and management of all CICS services within the IBM mainframe environment.

Requirements

10+ CICS System Programmer or Technical Specialist experience
10+ Proven knowledge of a combination of the following products: CICS Transaction Server 4.2 and/or 5.3, SMP/E, Omegamon/CICS, ACF2 & RACF

Nice To Haves

A flexible and adaptable management style with experience of developing yourself and others
A track record of making complex business decisions with authority, even in times of ambiguity, considering the potential long-term risks and implications
Mainframe SYSPlex environment experience

Responsibilities

Install, administrate, maintain, resource definitions and supporting CICS systems software
Support and maintain CICS production including 'out of hours' troubleshooting
Provide technical assistance to developers and application support teams
Design and develop new hardware and software technology solutions
Lead and direct problem investigation and recovery in complex situations
Install and test new versions of CICS
Provide 2nd and 3rd Level Support for applications that use CICS.
Establish the needs of users and monitor user access and security
Monitor performance and manage parameters in order to provide fast responses to front-end users
Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans
Ensure that storage and archiving procedures are functioning correctly
Ensure there is provision for data security and recovery control (ensuring all data is retrievable in an emergency).