Mainframe Middleware Engineer

Role Description:

Install, maintain, and customize CICS Transaction Server and associated 3rd party software

Monitor CICS Environment across life cycles for error-free operation and availability

Perform administration functions like defining new regions and removing obsolete regions

Apply RSU maintenance and maintain PORTS reserved for CICS

Upgrade versions and constantly strive optimal response time of transactions.

Generate and analyze CICS region performance reports, and tune the parameters / configuration and improve overall performance

Provide support on CICS administration for application team requirements

Perform system and application related region modifications upon request, analyze transaction ABENDs and maintain the CICS region connections

Regularly review Automation and Dependency of systems tasks

Provide support and troubleshooting for MQSeries on z/OS

Provide Installation, upgrade, and maintenance support for Applications using IBM MQSeries

Monitor and Manage MQ objects and Queue Managers to maintain subsystem availability in Mainframe environment

Perform Backup of objects whenever new objects are added in the MQ QMGR and when requested by the authorized Buyer application teams

Delete a particular message from the queue when requested by authorized Buyer application teams

Reset the channel, start, and stop MQ subsystems

Collect and publish monthly usage statistics for MQ Queue Manager, objects, and messages

Implement and regularly review Automation and Dependency of systems

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Deep knowledge in Maintain and Support the CICS, MQ and WAS in IBM z/OS environments as Mainframe CICS & MQ system programmer.

Deep knowledge in Installing and configuration of CICS and MQ in z/OS systems and excellent in performing debugging and problem analysis

Deep Knowledge in CICS & MQ Version upgrade in IBM z/OS