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Title – z/OS CICS admin (Hybrid)
Practice - CIS - Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services
About Cloud Infrastructure & Security Services: Cognizant’s Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Services Practice (CIS), is all about embracing digital transformation by driving core modernization holistically across layers. We help customers transform infrastructure and workplace to meet the rapidly evolving needs of the digital era. Our holistic approach delivers key results for our customers by achieving cloud driven modernization and workplace and operational transformation to run the business in a secure environment.
Location: Worcester, MA (Hybrid)
Responsibilities
CICS Administrator with expertise in IBM z/OS mainframe systems to support, configure, and optimize CICS regions in a critical enterprise environment.
The perfect candidate will handle CICS transactions, performance tuning, security administration, resolving challenges, and integrating with middleware such as DB2, MQ, and Web Services.
Qualifications
Installing maintaining debugging and operating z/OS z/OS ISV program products for z/OS major subsystems such as CICS and DB2.
Solid understanding and experience with SMP/E JES2 JES3 JCL ISPF dialog management & REXX.
Clear understanding and possess working knowledge of IBM Mainframe z/OS operating system.
Experience with installation upgrade and maintenance of IBM and 3rd party software like BMC Macro4 Seasoft Syncsort Qlik and SoftBase.
Sound Knowledge in Disaster Recovery Setup Experience with System Automation Performance Monitoring Communication Server CICS DB2 Control-M Batch Scheduling Organisational Change Storage Management ISPF dialog development
Strong Mainframe REXX programming experience
Ability to handle DB2 subsystems Installation upgrades patch fixing and problem diagnosis and solving.
Work with others to grasp DB2 Internals fundamentals, installations, operations, and security.
knowledge in IBM DB2 utilities tools BMC Catalog manager change manager Apptune Mainview etc
Strong z/OS JCL skills Knowledge of DB2 system performance tuning and improvement
Experience on USS (Unix System Services) and installing OPEN-Source product
Salary and Other Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $110,000 - $119,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program and stock awards, based on performance and is subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
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