CiCS Administration - Jobs in Ontario

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Title :- CiCS Administration Location :- Mississauga, ON Experience :- 9+ yrs in CICS L3 support Mandatory:- • Proven independent and direct capability at building, configuring, and upgrading CICS Transaction Server regions in a production environment. • Proficient with associated product installations, applying maintenance, customizing products, configuring products • Proven problem determination skills demonstrating independence and experience in troubleshooting, researching, and resolving complex issues, showing strong ability to utilize system diagnostics to arrive at problem solutions • Demonstrated strong problem solving skills, including dump reading and use of performance monitors like CA-Sysview. • Understanding of SMP/E concepts and IBM tools for identifying problems and fixes (IBMLink, SIS, ETR, etc.). Proficient with SMP/E (commands, terminology, problem determination). • Build from scratch as well as clone CICS regions to be used in single, MRO or CICSPlex environments • Use CICSPlex Web-User-Interface to create and administer changes in CICSPlex environments such as transaction route rules and real time analysis • Create historical reports using Tivoli and SMF data in response to customer inquiries regarding transaction response time, storageamp; CPU usage, file i/o counts, wait reasons, etc. • Monitor CICS performance using Omegamon and TMON in response to client calls about transaction response time, storageamp; CPU usage, file i/o counts, wait reasons, etc. • Perform upgrade activities required when moving CICS, CPSM or CTG to newer versions or releases • Read and interpret CICS system dumps • Install, customize, maintain 3rd party products such as Compuware’s Abed-Aid/CICS, Xpeditor, CAFC, MacKinney Batch to CICS, etc. • Participate in annual Disaster Recovery exercise activities: attending meetings, making CICS resource definition changes, monitoring network swing traffic, etc Good to Have:- • Research and apply fixes to CICS, CPSM and CTG • Experienced in independently and directly managing projects of mid and high-level complexity • IBM Assembler language familiarity, to be able to look at code and dumps and also to work with Exits Soft Skills/Other skills • Excellent communication and conversation skills (Verbal and Written) • Good documentation skills • Good working knowledge of MS OFFICE (Including MS Project and Visio) • Should have a great customer handling skills • Able to handle unforeseen situations • High level of acceptance • Can drive HCL’s value and its methodology • Worked on Production systems • Datacenter understanding • Experience with Database Migration, Installation, Upgrades and Patching • Knowledge of Data warehousing and Other Technologies(RDBMS) • Desirable to have experience in Federation set up • Storage Management Techniques • Experience on Sun / VERITAS / TSA cluster Years of Experience Total : Above 9 Years of experience • Relevant : Minimum of 9 yrs in CICS L3 support