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Job Description:

The Role

The Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure – Mainframe Transaction and Data Management team is seeking a Principal CICS Systems Programmer to join our organization. This person will provide infrastructure support leadership for the CICS Transaction Server and Data Replication support role.  A principal level candidate will have previous highly technical CICS Systems Programming experience, strong problem solving skills, communication skills, organization skills, analytical skills, and the ability to work in a fast paced, production critical environment.

The Expertise We’re Looking For

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience in CICS Systems support, proficient with CICS system dumps as well as CICS System internal and CICS interfaces. 
• Knowledge in Assembler, COBOL and/or REXX
• Expertise with the following: z/OS, CICS, JCL, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Control-M, CPSM, VSAM Replication, VSAM RLS, IPCS, CAFC, Abend Aid and Intertest.

The Purpose Of Your Role

This position supports the provisioning and maintaining CICS transaction servers, VSAM data replication, and disaster recovery on z/OS platforms in support of the business applications. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining technical infrastructures while providing technical direction and leadership to the team and business partners.

The Skills You Bring

• You are passionate about working in a team based agile environment and driving continuous improvement
• You have proven analytical, diagnostics, and problem solving skills, and a  desire to assist others in solving complex technical issues
• You have excellent interpersonal skills with a strong interest in the z/OS platform support role
• You are highly motivated with the willingness to take ownership / responsibility for the work and the ability to work alone or as part of a team
• You have the ability to lead highly visible projects involving multiple groups and convey project status, ideas and technical solutions to multiple levels of leadership.
• You are an experienced z/OS Systems Programmer with a desire to stay current with technology.
• You will provide technical mentorship and active advisement to other team members and across business partners
• You will install, configure, upgrade, and maintain CICS, Data Replication, and related products into the z/OS environment
• You are able to communicate effectively and articulate your thoughts to your team and other teams across organizations

The Value You Deliver

• Provisioning, maintaining, and enhancing CICS transaction server infrastructures on z/OS platforms
• Demonstrate expert understanding of the infrastructure software, including analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, problem diagnostics and resolution planning
• Advising management and peers on technical strategy and solutions
• Working across groups to identify opportunities for organization-wide technology initiatives
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

How Your Work Impacts the Organization

CICS is an operational support team within Fidelity Enterprise Infrastructure (EI) whose mission is to provide innovative technology solutions for a world-class platform that enables operational efficiencies, expands business opportunities, reduces risk and creates an improved customer experience.

Enterprise Infrastructure Mainframe Hosting, with global support infrastructures, provides world-class mainframe availability and customer service to Fidelity’s business partners.

Fidelity’s Onsite Working Model
Fidelity is transitioning to a full-time onsite working model through a phased rollout across regions and roles. Currently, some roles and locations require 100% onsite presence, while others require less. Onsite expectations are likely to evolve as the rollout continues. This transition does not apply to fully remote roles.

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