MF CICS MQ Consultant

JOB DESCRIPTION

Req ID :

We are currently seeking a MF CICS MQ Consultant to join our team in pune, Mahārāshtra (IN-MH), India (IN).

Product InstallUpgrade

Product installupgradesmaintenance of CICS and MQ.

CICS Knowledge

Deep understanding of CICS architecture, transaction processing, BMS, and macro-level commands.

M Q Administration

Expertise in configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting IBM MQ environments.

System Configuration

Ability to tune CICS and MQ for performance, reliability, and scalability.

Performance Monitoring

Use of tools like RMF, SDSF, and SMF to analyze system metrics and optimize throughput.

Security Management

Familiarity with RACF, encryption, and access control mechanisms within CICS / MQ.

Backup and Recovery

Knowledge of disaster recovery drills, data replication, and failover strategies.

Integration Skills

Experience integrating CICS with DB2, IMS, APIs, and middleware like z / OS Connect.

Troubleshooting

Proficiency in dump analysis, debugging tools, and resolving system anomalies.

Documentation & Communication

Ability to write clear technical documentation and collaborate across teams.

Continuous Learning

Engagement with training platforms like IBM Z Xplore and Interskill Learning3.

Skills Matrix : Competency Area

Skill Focus

Proficiency Level

Tools / Technologies

CICS Administration

Region setup, transaction flow, BMS, resource definitions

Advanced

CICS TS, CICS Explorer, BMS, EXEC CICS, DFH commands

MQ Administration

Queue / channel configuration, message handling

Intermediate

IBM MQ Explorer, runmqsc, amqsput / amqsget

System Configuration

Performance tuning, scalability, reliability

Competent

z / OS, PARMLIB, SYSIN, SMPE

Performance Monitoring

Metric analysis, throughput optimization

Intermediate

RMF, SMF, SDSF, OMEGAMON

Security Management

Access control, encryption, RACF policies

Intermediate

RACF, AT-TLS, SAF, Top Secret

Backup & Recovery

Disaster recovery planning, failover testing

Competent

DFSMShsm, FDR / ABR, GDGs, HSM

Integration and Messaging

Middleware and database connectivity

Competent

z / OS Connect, CICS-DB2, IMS, APIs, MQSeries, WAS

Troubleshooting

Dump analysis, debugging, root cause isolation

Advanced

IPCS, Abend-AID, Xpediter, SYSLOG, SYSVIEW

JCL & Utilities

Batch job scripting, dataset management

Intermediate

JCL, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY, IEBGENER

Documentation

Change records, technical write-ups

Competent

Confluence, SharePoint, Word, Excel

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