Mainframe CICS System Administrator

Job Title: Mainframe CICS System Administrator
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Work Location: Phoenix, AZ, Plano, TX, Charlotte, NC, Richmond, VA, Jacksonville, FL, Pennington, NJ and Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3days onsite, 2days WFH)

The Role:
As a Mainframe CICS System Administrator, you'll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You'll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients – which means some of the biggest in the world.

• This role requires employees to live in or around the Phoenix, AZ area. You will be responsible to be onsite 3 days a week. We will consider candidates who are willing to relocate to the area.

CICS Administration & Maintenance:
• Install, upgrade, and maintain CICS Transaction Server (CICS TS) environments
• Apply patches (PTFs), manage version upgrades, and perform regression validation
• Configure and maintain CICS regions (production, test, DR)
• Maintain startup parameters and system initialization tables (DFHSIT)

Performance Monitoring & Tuning:
• Monitor transaction performance and system health using tools such as:
OMEGAMON / MainView / TMON
• Analyze:
Transaction response times
CPU utilization
Storage usage
• Perform tuning to eliminate bottlenecks