Senior System Programmer, z/OS CICS Transaction Server

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September 22

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NOVA Corporation

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Technology • B2B • SaaS

NOVA Corporation is a leading provider of advanced technological solutions aimed at enhancing efficiency and productivity across various sectors. With a strong focus on innovation, NOVA Corporation develops cutting-edge software and hardware products that serve business and consumer markets alike. The company's mission is to empower organizations with the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

2 - 10 employees

Founded 1999

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Plan, install, upgrade, implement, maintain and customize IBM CICS Transaction Server (TS) including Multi-Region Operation and WebSphere Application Server (WAS) • Plan, install, upgrade, implement, maintain and customize software used as or for Message Broker • Implement automated build process for WAS for development, test, and production environments • Establish CICS/TS intercommunications and implement authentication/authorization for WAS administrative functions and application confidentiality • Implement CICS/TS facilities including Function Request Shipping, Asynchronous Processing, Transaction Routing, Distributed Transaction Processing, and Web Support Services • Design and maintain integrity of production CICS/TS VSAM files and modify systems/regions per DoD requirements • Perform integration, regression, and concurrence testing of CICS/TS systems and applications • Provide technical services and reports to customer Government POC regarding IBM CICS, MQ, and WAS • Diagnose and resolve CICS environment system abends and abnormal operating problems using system logs, traces, dumps, job output, and monitoring tools • Administer IBM MQ series including initial install, channel, manager, and queue configuration • Create and maintain backup processing for CICS & MQ and associated products • Implement WAS high availability manager service to eliminate single points of failure • Support DoD Cyber Security requirements, ATO preparation, and security audits • Maintain all CICS/TS system exits written in IBM’s High Level Assembler Language (HLAL) • Analyze outages and provide Root Cause Analysis (RCA) reports and lead mitigation efforts

🎯 Requirements

• Active Secret Clearance and eligibility to acquire a Top Secret Clearance • Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math and seven years' experience with IBM CICS, MQ, and WebSphere products in a large mainframe environment • OR ten years' experience with IBM CICS, MQ, and WebSphere products in a large mainframe environment • Experience with IBM CICS Transaction Server (CICS/TS), Multi-Region Operation (MRO), and WebSphere Application Server (WAS) • Experience with Message Broker and Message Queuing (MQ) administration • Ability to plan, install, upgrade, implement, maintain, and customize CICS/TS, MQ, WAS, and Message Broker • Experience creating and interpreting system traces, dumps, job output, and monitoring tools to diagnose and resolve abends • Experience defining environment, channels, queue manager, and queue settings for IBM MQ • Ability to create, define, modify CICS parameters and create new regions • Experience implementing security management and auditing with RACF for z/OS • Experience maintaining CICS/TS system exits written in IBM High Level Assembler Language (HLAL) • Experience supporting DoD Cyber Security requirements, Authority to Operate (ATO) preparation, and security audits • Experience analyzing CICS, MQ, and WAS environments for performance tuning and providing recommendations • Experience performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and leading mitigation efforts