Appcast
Director, Operating Systems Programming
Appcast, Roanoke, TX
Job Description:
The Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure - Mainframe Transaction and Data Management team is seeking a Director CICS Systems Programmer to join our organization. This person will provide infrastructure support leadership for the CICS Transaction Server and Data Replication support role. A senior level candidate will have previous highly technical CICS Systems Programming experience, strong problem solving skills, communication skills, organization skills, analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast paced, production critical environment.
This position supports the provisioning and maintaining CICS transaction servers, VSAM data replication, and disaster recovery on z/OS platforms in support of the business applications. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining technical infrastructures while providing technical direction and leadership to the team and business partners.
The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring
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Information Technology
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.
The Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure - Mainframe Transaction and Data Management team is seeking a Director CICS Systems Programmer to join our organization. This person will provide infrastructure support leadership for the CICS Transaction Server and Data Replication support role. A senior level candidate will have previous highly technical CICS Systems Programming experience, strong problem solving skills, communication skills, organization skills, analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast paced, production critical environment.
This position supports the provisioning and maintaining CICS transaction servers, VSAM data replication, and disaster recovery on z/OS platforms in support of the business applications. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining technical infrastructures while providing technical direction and leadership to the team and business partners.
The Expertise You Have and The Skills You Bring
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a IT related field or equivalent work experience
- Experience in CICS Systems support, proficiency with CICS system dumps as well as CICS System internal and CICS interfaces.
- 10+ years of technical leadership
- Knowledge in Assembler, COBOL and/or REXX
- Expertise with the following: z/OS, CICS, JCL, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Control-M, CPSM, VSAM Replication, VSAM RLS, IPCS/Dump reading, CAFC, Abend Aid and Intertest.
- You are passionate about working in a team based agile environment and driving continuous improvement
- You have proven analytical, diagnostics, and problem solving skills, and a desire to assist others in solving complex technical issues
- You have excellent interpersonal skills with a strong interest in the z/OS platform support role
- You are highly motivated with the willingness to take ownership / responsibility for the work and the ability to work alone or as part of a team
- You have the ability to lead highly visible projects involving multiple groups and convey project status, ideas and technical solutions to multiple levels of leadership.
- You are an experienced z/OS Systems Programmer with a desire to stay ahead of technology.
- You will provide technical mentorship and active advisement to other team members and across business partners
- You will install, configure, upgrade, and maintain CICS, Data Replication, and related products into the z/OS environment
Certifications:
Category:
Information Technology
Fidelity's hybrid working model blends the best of both onsite and offsite work experiences. Working onsite is important for our business strategy and our culture. We also value the benefits that working offsite offers associates. Most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite every other week (all business days, M-F) in a Fidelity office.