Description
Job Summary:
We are seeking a mainframe specialist with expertise in CICS and Storage for diagnosing critical incidents, performance tuning, and large-scale capacity management in high-volume environments.
Key Highlights:
1. Operation in mission-critical mainframe environments with CICS and Storage.
2. Strong diagnostic and critical incident resolution capabilities.
3. Large-scale performance optimization and capacity management.
We seek a specialist professional experienced in mainframe environments, combining expertise in CICS and Storage, along with strong diagnostic skills, handling of critical incidents, performance tuning, and capacity management in large-scale environments.
**Key Responsibilities:**
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— Administration and evolution of the CICS Transaction Server environment
— Advanced troubleshooting (dumps, traces, abends, and complex incidents)
— Performance tuning (response time, waits, integration with Db2\)
— Handling systemic contention and degradation scenarios
— Support for CICS architecture (clones, load balancing, regions)
— Integration with Db2, MQ, and distributed environments (APIs/CTG)
— Management and tuning of storage environments (DASD and Tape)
— Administration of DFSMS (SMS, ACS routines)
— HSM management (migration, recall, policies)
— Volume, dataset, and storage group management
— Storage capacity planning
— I/O performance and contention troubleshooting
— Handling of critical incidents and war rooms
— Participation in disaster recovery and cross-site replication scenarios
— Ensuring stability, performance, and resilience of environments
— Supporting architecture and evolution of mission-critical environments
**Technical Requirements:**
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— Extensive experience with CICS TS (installation, support, and advanced tuning)
— Solid high-level troubleshooting experience (dumps, abends, in-depth analysis)
— Knowledge of Db2 integration (locks, contention, performance)
— Experience with VSAM in CICS environments
— Proficiency in JCL, TSO/ISPF
— Extensive experience with DFSMS (SMS, ACS routines)
— Solid HSM experience
— Knowledge of IBM storage architecture (DASD)
— Experience in storage capacity and performance management
— Experience in mission-critical environments (preferably banking)
— Advanced analytical capability and ability to perform under pressure
**Preferred Qualifications:**
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— Experience with Parallel Sysplex
— Experience with distributed integration (APIs, middleware, CTG)
— Experience with GDPS and replication (PPRC, Metro/Global Mirror)
— Knowledge of enterprise tape environments (virtual/physical)
— Experience with IBM DS8K storage controllers
— Experience in high-volume transactional environments
**General Information**
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— Location: Interlagos – São Paulo/SP
— Work Model: Hybrid (3 days on-site, 2 days remote).
— Working Hours: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
— Employment Type: CLT.