CICS Systems Programmer

Founded in 2003, IT Concepts’ core values – customer-centricity, teamwork, drive to deliver, innovation, and integrity – ensure we work together to be the best, realize objectives, and positively impact our communities. We intentionally created and sustain our ITC culture that embraces change, experimentation, continuous learning, and improvement. We bring our design thinking problem-solving approach that challenges assumptions, prioritizes curiosity, and invites complexity to deliver innovative, efficient, and practical solutions. As we continue to grow in the support of our government customers, we are looking for driven and innovative individuals to join our team.  

IT Concepts seeks an experienced CICS Systems Programmer to support the Social Security Administration (SSA).  You will work hands-on supporting over 850 CICS v 5.3 regions on IBM Z Series mainframe, accessing databases such as DB2 and IDMS, and middleware such as WebSphere and over 70,000 users and more than 250 million transactions per day in SSA’s mission-critical environment. This role will install, administer, customize, and troubleshoot SSA’s CICS architecture, including systems software programs, custom applications software, and third-party tools.  You will analyze high-level requirements, produce detailed design documents and flowcharts, and develop, test, maintain, document, and deploy CICS systems level and application software features.  You will perform life cycle management to create or modify CICS architecture, manage problems, and support production issues.

Responsibilities:

• Create new or modify existing CICS regions in support of new SSA applications or CICS architecture re-engineering initiatives, including:

• Resource Definition Online (RDO) definitions, JCL, PARM changes in support of applications life cycles in various lower and upper environments

• Manage region configurations and documentation for environment life cycle releases.

• Provide problem resolution, including diagnosis and root cause analysis of CICS application software problems, CICS configurations, or CICS software-related problems.

• Perform installation and maintenance of CICS software and third-party vendor software following SSA standards, including researching compatibility, establishing a test plan, and coordinating test activities. Provide a project plan and schedule to upgrade CICS and third-party vendor software using SMP/E across SSA’s System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Location: Hybrid in Woodlawn, MD

Salary Range: $75,000-85,000. Factors affecting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience working with CICS systems using a combination of the following: SMP/E, TSO/ISPF, z/OS, and JCL.

• Install and support CICSPlex Systems Manager, CICS Abend-AID and Abend-AID for DB2, WebServices for CICS, BMC 3270 Super Optimizer for CICS, Intertest, IBM CTG-CICS Transaction Gateway, IBM CICS Interdependency Analyzer, IBM Tivoli Omegamon XE and Tivoli Enterprise Portal for CICS, Top Secret

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution (preferred)

• Experience in developing and deploying complex IT systems

• Experience writing and updating systems documentation, documenting problems

• Ability to develop project and test plans and schedules

• Experience in troubleshooting CICS systems problems

• Experience with Assembler Language Code (ALC) and COBOL programming

• Experience with Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) through lower and upper environments

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Experience interfacing directly with clients

Preferred:

• Experience with disaster recovery exercises.

• Experience with monitoring tools such as Omegamon and Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEPS)

Clearance requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance

Benefits

The Company

We believe in generating success collaboratively, enabling long-term mission success, and building trust for the next challenge. With you as our partner, let’s solve challenges, think innovatively, and maximize impact. As a valued member of our team, you have the unique opportunity to work in a diverse range of technology and business career paths, all while supporting our nation and delivering innovative technology solutions. We are a close community of experts who pride ourselves on creating an environment defined