Need to Have
- Plan, install, upgrade, implement, maintain and customize IBM CICS Transaction Server (TS) including Multi-Region Operation.
- Plan, install, upgrade, implement, maintain and customize software used as or for Message Broker.
- Establish CICS/TS intercommunications.
- Implement the following CICS/TS facilities to include but not limited to Function Request Shipping, Asynchronous Processing, Transaction Routing, Distributed Transaction Processing.
- Assist and lead as necessary, the design and maintenance of the integrity of production CICS/TS Virtual Sequential Access Method (VSAM) files.
- Modify CICS/TS systems/regions and associated products as DoD requirements change.
- Perform integration, regression, and concurrence testing of CICS/TS systems and applications using appropriate testing methods.
- Provide technical services to the customer on questions and issues relating to the database software maintained on the systems for IBM CICS, Message Queuing (MQ), to including all changes and upgrades. Provide reports to the supported Government POC on customer questions.
- Diagnose and resolve CICS environment system abends and abnormal operating problems using system logs, and other available logs and documents. This includes creating and interpreting system traces and dumps, job output, and monitoring tools.
- Provide administration of IBM MQ series, including defining an environment from initial install and determining requirements for channel, manager, and queue settings.
- Create, define, modify, and understand CICS parameters to be able to create new regions per requested criteria without assistance.
- Create and maintain backup processing for CICS & MQ and their associated products.
- Implement security management and auditing with RACF for z/OS.
- Support DOD Cyber Security requirements, Authority to Operate (ATO) preparation, and security audits.
Even Better to Have
- WebSphere Application Server (WAS) consisting of multiple application servers maintained from a central administration point as well as cluster application servers for workload distribution.
- For WAS implement an automated build process to provide a simple and convenient method for developers to accomplish builds for development, test, and production environments.
- Implement WAS authentication and authorization capabilities to secure administrative functions and applications confidentiality.
- Implement WAS high availability manager service to eliminate single points of failure in any of the application servers.
- The ability to obtain and maintain an interim Top Secret Clearance
- Associates degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math and three years’ experience with one more of the following IBM CICS, MQ, and WebSphere products.
- OR Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math and two years’ experience with one more of the following IBM CICS, MQ, and WebSphere products.
- OR Five years’ experience with one more of the following IBM CICS, MQ, and WebSphere products.