Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - CICS

Ensono · Remote - United States

🇺🇸 Remote (US)Senior$65,000 – $123,000/yr29d ago

At a glance

Where: Remote — open to applicants in the United States
Pay: $65,000 – $123,000/yr — as listed by Ensono
Level: Senior
Team: Software Development
Experience: 5+ years
Education: Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience
Hours: Standard shift 8AM to 5PM local time; on-call, overtime and scheduled weekend work required; support on a 24x7x365 basis across multiple time zones.
Posted: October 16, 2026
Last confirmed open: 4m ago
At Ensono: 27 open remote roles — mostly Software Development (13), Other (8), Project Management (3). Pay is listed on 27 of them ($60,000 – $225,000/yr).
How to apply: Directly on Ensono's own site — no NodJobs account needed.

About the role

This role provides primary support and installation services for CICS TS and related OEM products on client z/OS mainframe environments, including customer migrations and disaster recovery tasks. It suits a senior mainframe systems programmer with at least five years of hands-on zSeries experience and thorough working knowledge of CICS TS and SMP/E.

What you'll do

Fulfill customer service orders for z/OS customers in a timely manner related to CICS TS and related OEM software products.
Provide primary support for reported problems related to CICS TS and related OEM software products.
Provide support on a 24x7x365 basis across multiple time zones.
Install OEM software products following procedures and best practices and Ensono standards for productivity and scalability.
Work with other functional towers to prepare customer partitions for the roughly annual operating system upgrade using a checklist of proactive actions.
Provide key support for customer migration services related to CICS TS and related OEM software products.
Assist the assigned project manager in migrating newly acquired customers so technical hurdles are addressed without impeding progress or the target migration date.
Execute tasks associated with customer disaster recovery plans jointly with Disaster Recovery Services.
Adhere to a schedule that manages resources efficiently and allows timely implementations.
Follow ITSM change control procedures when implementing vendor product fixes.
Follow ITSM change control procedures when upgrading, maintaining, enhancing or adding options to applicable z/OS products within customer environments.
Work on-call, overtime and scheduled weekend shifts as required.

What you'll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of experience on the zSeries (mainframe) platform including hands-on installation and maintenance of products related to CICS TS and OEM product support.
Thorough working knowledge of the capabilities and use of CICS TS, and of installing and tailoring CICS TS and related OEM products.
Thorough working knowledge of and experience with IBM SMP/E.
Strong analytical skills and understanding of CICS TS concepts, configuration and tailoring.
Thorough working knowledge of products used to monitor performance of CICS TS regions.
Self-motivated and able to work independently.
Able to multi-task and work under short deadlines and in high-pressure situations.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills.
Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.

Benefits listed by Ensono

Unlimited paid days off
Three health plan options
401(k) with company match
Dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
Family forming benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
Paid childbearing and paternal leave
Education reimbursement, student loan assistance or 529 college funding
Sabbatical leave
Wellness program
Flexible work schedule