CICS System Administrator
- SSA
251 Days Ago
65-70 per Hourly
NA
Baltimore-MD
9-11 Years
Job Description
Position : CICS System Administrator
Location : Baltimore, MD
Duration : Long Term
Client : SSA
Pay Rate : $70/hr on C2C
Job Description:
The purpose of this task is to create new or modify existing CICS regions in support of new applications or CICS architecture re-engineering initiatives. Also to provide problem resolution that includes the diagnosis and root cause analysis of CICS application software problems, CICS configuration, or CICS software related problems.
Required Skills:
• The contractor shall create new CICS regions and establish appropriate Resource Definition Online (RDO) definitions, in support of application requirements for Integration, Training, Acceptance, and Production life cycles in accordance with CICS region build standards, furnished by the task manager.
• The contractor shall modify CICS architecture to eliminate Single Points of Failure within CICS.
• The contractor shall process Job Control Language (JCL) and RDO modifications from service requests assigned by the task manager.
• The contractor shall prepare appropriate change management documentation and procedures based on samples furnished by the task manager.
• The contractor shall update appropriate CICS configuration documentation to reflect changes to the architecture.
• The contractor shall communicate and work with application developers and testers to ensure all CICS resources (e.g. Files, Programs, Transactions, DB2, IDMS) are identified and defined appropriately.
• The contractor shall develop and implement capabilities to monitor the CICS production environment for problems and generate automated alerts to appropriate personnel, identified by the task manager.
• The contractor shall provide 24/7 pager support to resolve CICS related problems, as they occur. The contractor shall respond within 30 minutes of receiving the page.
• The contractor shall provide technical expertise on CICS application and configuration related issues, 40 hours per week, via laptop workstation.
• The contractor shall troubleshoot CICS systems and application problems and facilitate the necessary actions required to correct the problem.
