Location:

Scarborough, ON — Hybrid (or Toronto office)

Work Arrangement:

2 days/week onsite

Employment Type:

Full-Time, Permanent

Hours:

Monday–Friday with rotating after-hours/on-call support

What You’ll Do

Act as a senior technical resource for the

CICS infrastructure on z/OS .

Install, configure, maintain, upgrade, and support CICS and related IBM products.

Plan, analyze, design, build, test, and implement CICS-related infrastructure initiatives.

Troubleshoot complex CICS and z/OS issues and perform platform-level diagnostics.

Support CICS application development teams from an infrastructure perspective.

Contribute to CICS platform standards, usage, future-state planning, and technical direction.

Work with related technologies including

CICSPlex, CTG, z/OS, SMP/E, Omegamon, and System Automation .

Provide technical consultation to architects, application teams, and other infrastructure groups.

Mentor and support less-experienced CICS Systems Programmers.

Participate in rotating after-hours/on-call support.

What We’re Looking For We’re looking for someone with

hands-on CICS systems programming experience , rather than someone whose background is primarily CICS application development.

Required / Key Experience





5–10+ years of CICS and/or relevant mainframe experience.

Hands-on experience supporting

CICS on z/OS .

Experience installing, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and troubleshooting IBM mainframe products.

Strong understanding of

CICS and CICSPlex .

Strong understanding of

z/OS architecture and components .

Experience with

z/OS and CICS diagnostic tools .

Working knowledge of

IBM SMP/E .

Experience with

Omegamon and/or System Automation

is valuable.

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across technical teams.

A Key Differentiator Hands-on IBM SMP/E experience is highly valuable for this role.

We are specifically looking for candidates who have personally worked on the

installation, maintenance, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle management of IBM mainframe products .

Education College/University education or equivalent skilled experience.

Interview Process Round 1:

Virtual interview with the Hiring Manager

Round 2:

In-person interview with the Hiring Manager and technical leadership

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