Bangalore, Karnataka

Job Summary

Job Title : Senior/SME - Mainframe CICS System Programmer/Administrator (10+ Years Experience)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe CICS System Programmer with 10+ years of hands-on experience in installing, upgrading, administering, tuning, and supporting IBM CICS environments on z/OS. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, stability, security, and performance of mission-critical CICS systems supporting 24x7 business applications.

The role requires solid technical expertise in CICS system programming, problem determination, performance management, disaster recovery, automation, and integration with other mainframe subsystems such as Db2, MQ, IMS, and RACF.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Install, configure, maintain, and upgrade IBM CICS Transaction Server environments.

Perform CICS version upgrades, maintenance, RSU/PTF implementation, and SMP/E-related activities.

Monitor and tune CICS regions to ensure optimal performance, availability, and capacity management.





Analyze CICS performance metrics using tools such as OMEGAMON, SYSVIEW, RMF, and SMF records.

Troubleshoot system issues, storage violations, hangs, loops, abends, and performance bottlenecks.

Perform dump analysis using IPCS and related diagnostic tools (Optional)

Configure and maintain CICSPlex SM, WLM definitions, CTG, CPSM, and CICS Explorer.

Create and maintain CICS resource definitions (PCT, PPT, FCT, TCPIPSERVICE, URIMAP, etc.).

Support CICS integrations with Db2, MQ, IMS, Web Services, and z/OS Connect.

Participate in incident, problem, change, and release management activities.

Develop automation solutions using REXX, CLIST, System Automation, or CICSPlex RTA.

Support Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and execution.

Maintain operational documentation, standards, runbooks, and best practices.

Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior system programmers.

Participate in 24x7 on-call

📌 SrSubject Matter Exprt(Tools&Automation) (Bengaluru)
🏢 HCLTech
📍 Bengaluru