Overview
A large enterprise infrastructure organization is seeking a Principal CICS Systems Programmer to provide technical leadership across CICS Transaction Server environments on z/OS. This role focuses on platform stability, data replication, disaster recovery, and the ongoing evolution of mission-critical transaction systems supporting high-volume business applications.
Responsibilities
Provide senior-level technical leadership for CICS TS infrastructure and associated data replication environments
Provision, maintain, and enhance CICS regions, CICSPlex, and supporting z/OS components
Support VSAM replication, VSAM RLS, and disaster recovery strategies
Perform deep diagnostics and analysis using CICS system dumps, IPCS, and related tooling
Install, configure, upgrade, and maintain CICS and related z/OS products
Advise engineering leadership and stakeholders on technical strategy and infrastructure improvements
Lead complex, cross-team initiatives in production-critical environments
Mentor and provide technical guidance to systems programming and infrastructure teams
Required Experience & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent professional experience
Extensive experience in CICS Systems Programming within large-scale z/OS environments
Proven technical leadership experience (8+ years preferred)
Strong knowledge of z/OS, CICS, JCL, SMP/E, VSAM, and RACF
Experience with CPSM / CICSPlex, VSAM Replication, and VSAM RLS
Proficiency with diagnostic and debugging tools such as IPCS, Abend-AID, and Intertest
Working knowledge of Assembler, COBOL, and/or REXX
Familiarity with scheduling and integration tools (e.g., Control-M)
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills