Job Summary
Mainframe CICS and MQ Administrator
Responsibilities
8 year experience in managing Mainframe CICS and MQ subsystems System Maintenance and Configuration Installing maintaining and upgrading CICS Transaction Server MQSeries and related ISV products such as 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 and Support Providing 24x7 support performing dump analysis and resolving production issues such as abends and transaction freezes Experience familiar with IBM and other vendors web sites Open problem cases ask questions prepare and send dumps SMPE 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 such as 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 such as transactions programs files transient data queue LSR groups 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 such as CPU consumption storage consumption transaction volume response times wait times 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
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Additional employment information
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