Mainframe Systems Programmer (Fulltime and Onsite Role)

Date: Feb 12, 2025

Location: Addison, TX, US

Company: NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Mainframe Systems Programmer (Fulltime and Onsite Role) to join our team in Addison , Texas (US-TX) , United States (US) .

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• NTT DATA is seeking an experienced Mainframe System Programmer to work with a major Insurance client. The role involves maintaining and supporting CICS environments, z/OS operating system and various ISV products, mainly from IBM and Broadcom.
• The role requires technical, domain level and specialist skills to ensure that all the engineering services are operated, maintained and constantly upgraded as technology advances.
• There can be multiple functions within the job involving multiple products and technologies. Including but not limited to programming, support to maintain essential environmental conditions & analysis – creating functional/technical design solutions. The job holder may specialize in a single or combination of those functions/technologies.
• Plays a key role as an individual contributor in engineering and implementing various aspects of a complex IBM Mainframe environment.
• Maintains and configures CICS environments and CICS web services.
• Ensures availability of CICS regions and troubleshooting issues.
• Maintains, supports and troubleshoots the z/OS operating system and various ISV products from vendors; IBM, Broadcom and others.
• Participates in Mainframe Software / Hardware / Operating System Upgrades,
  • Plan upgrades and develop schedules.
  • Coordinate and facilitate software installation and validation with application teams and delivery partners.
  • Review new features and provide necessary documentation and procedures to Application development teams
  • Work with vendors to resolve any issues.
• Administration of Mainframe SCM application (Broadcom Endevor).
• Co-ordinates and ensures successful day-to-day deliverables from Delivery partners.
• Providing technical assistance to application developers and support teams
• Participates in mainframe disaster recovery exercises.
• Assist security team with z/OS mainframe security (Top Secret) and user profile issues.
• Perform mainframe system performance analysis, reporting and apply performance tuning as necessary.
• On-call rotation
• Incident and Problem management
• Experience with any combination of z/OS, CICS, TCPIP, Supersession, Omegamon, SMF, RMF, Top Secret, Storage systems and other ISV products.
• Proficiency in TSO/ISPF, SDSF and JCL
• Experience with Assembler, COBOL, REXX and SAS programming.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience as a Mainframe System Programmer (CICS or z/OS or other) or Technical Specialist.
• 5+ years of experience in Cobol, CICS, JCL

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.