Senior CICS Engineer

FULLY REMOTE (UK), 12 month contract - up to £479/day (via Umbrella)

Leading financial services client is looking for a Senior CICS Engineer to join them on a 12- month contract. The team manages the IBM Mainframe and Mid-Range estate for the bank which includes the performance of the hardware, upkeep of Operating Systems and maintenance of 3rd Party software.

Responsibilities include:

• Upgrading our Test and Live CICS environment.
• Working with Change and Project Management to plan and deliver upgrade.
• Driving enhancements to the security and resiliency of our CICS environments.
• Identifying, quantifying and communicating technical risks.
• Implementing industry best practice and innovation within our route to live cycle.
• Exploring and testing efficiencies within the CICS set up.
• Working with stakeholders to fix any issues and incidents that arise.

Skills and experience required:

• A sound understanding of the principles of resilience, operability and security, and how they relate to CICS.
• Experience of planning, preparing and delivering upgrades.
• A broad understanding of surrounding IT infrastructure: hardware, networking, data, and Middleware.
• An aptitude to quickly assimilate and understand complexity under pressure to diagnose and remediate technical issues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment.

• DESIRABLE - MQ administration experience, with knowledge of clustering and security.

If this is of interest and you have the required skills, please submit your CV over for immediate consideration.

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.