Role Overview
- Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in CICS and MQ administration on z/OS.
- Proven experience leading infrastructure services, with responsibility for administration, maintenance, upgrades, troubleshooting, performance, and production support.
CICS Administration
- Strong expertise in CICS administration, including administration of CICS and associated products.
- Experience with CICS version upgrades and migrations.
- Apply and maintain patches for CICS software and HostBridge.
- Manage CICS ISV product upgrades and maintenance.
- Perform resource definitions in both online and batch modes.
- Build and configure CICS regions.
- Strong knowledge of CICSPlex concepts (mandatory).
- Configure and maintain CICS initialization parameters.
- Troubleshoot and resolve system-related abends, incidents, and technical issues.
- Identify required maintenance and patches and coordinate their installation.
- Manage CICS security administration.
- Perform performance monitoring, analysis, and tuning.
- Configure and maintain CICS intercommunication.
- Provide 24x7 production support as required.
- Assist application teams in diagnosing and resolving CICS-specific issues.
MQ on z/OS Administration
- Strong experience in IBM MQ on z/OS product upgrades and maintenance.
- Define, administer, and monitor MQ objects.
- Build and configure MQ regions.
- Strong knowledge of MQ sharing concepts (mandatory).
- Operate CICS adapter control functions to initiate and manage connections between MQ and CICS.
- Manage MQ resources, including BSDS, page sets, buffer pools, and logs.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
CICS / MQ on z/OS Infrastructure Lead in Melbourne employer: Cognizant
As a leading player in the Workday ecosystem, our company offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration. We prioritise employee growth through comprehensive training programs and mentorship opportunities, ensuring that our team members are equipped to excel in their roles. Located in a vibrant area, we provide a supportive culture that values work-life balance and encourages meaningful contributions to client success.
