Experience- 4 to 8 Years
Location - Pune
Job Title: Mainframe Developer (CICS)
Job Summary
The Mainframe Developer (CICS) is responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting mainframe-based applications running in CICS online environments. This role involves working with COBOL, JCL, DB2/VSAM, and CICS transaction processing systems to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability of critical business applications.
Key Responsibilities
Application Development & Maintenance
- Develop, test, and implement mainframe applications using COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSAM, and DB2.
- Design and modify CICS maps, programs, transactions, and BMS screens.
- Troubleshoot CICS online programs, transaction failures, and ABENDs.
- Perform code enhancements, fixes, and performance tuning of CICS transactions.
System Support & Operations
- Monitor and support CICS regions, transactions, and system performance.
- Analyze system logs and dump analysis using tools such as IBM Fault Analyzer, Abend-AID, or IPCS.
- Work with infrastructure teams to ensure CICS region stability and resource availability.
Testing & Quality Assurance
- Develop and execute unit, integration, and regression tests.
- Validate program functionality in CICS test regions before migration to production.
- Collaborate with QA teams to resolve defects and performance issues.
Collaboration & Documentation
- Work closely with business analysts to translate requirements into technical designs.
- Prepare and maintain technical specifications, design documents, and flow diagrams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DBAs, system programmers, and middleware teams.
Production Support
- Provide on-call support for production incidents involving CICS-based applications.
- Investigate and resolve real-time transaction failures or performance degradation issues.
- Participate in release cycles, deployments, and change management processes.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong programming experience in:
- COBOL
- CICS (BMS maps, transactions, EIB control blocks, COMMAREA)
- JCL
- DB2 or VSAM
- Deep understanding of CICS architecture, regions, transaction lifecycles, and performance tuning.
- Experience using mainframe tools such as:
