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Lowe's Sr. CICS Systems Programmer in Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this role is to provide consultation and technical advice on Technology infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems. This includes responsibility for translating business requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements and delivering integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems.

This role supports multiple, somewhat complex projects across areas simultaneously, often leading one or more project independently. This includes collaboration with cross-functional partners as well as senior leadership.

This role is expected to support multiple platforms within a single infrastructure engineering domain (e.g., network, storage, platform, database, middleware, mainframe).

Key Responsibilities

  • Translates requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems

  • Collaborates with architects and engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable system designs

  • Provides consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems; assesses the implications of Technology strategies on infrastructure capabilities

  • Writes, reviews, and validates clear technical specifications and documentation

  • Develops or modifies infrastructure solutions within designated computing environments while offering guidance and mentorship to more junior team members

  • Develops and validates system design prototypes, ensuring system designs adhere to company architecture standards

  • Leads the building of hardware and/or software configurations and prepares system components for installation to the infrastructure

  • Develops, validates, and executes infrastructure tests to identify system errors and ensure solutions meet functional specifications

  • Leads effort to deliver the validation and testing of components of larger infrastructure systems and revises key system components based on test results as appropriate

  • Leads the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation; develops and documents detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services

  • Collaborates with Technology partners to help define and understand target strategies

  • Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and makes recommendations on feasibility and ROI

  • Provides post-implementation support, making system enhancements as needed

  • Estimates resource requirements for technical design and testing efforts, develops system support plans, schedules, and assignments, and manages project components and schedules while mitigating project risks as appropriate

  • Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

• 5 years of experience in an IT support environment with technical experience in distributed technologies and systems development

• 2 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas

• 2 years of experience leading projects with or without direct reports

• Recent experience installing/configuring/supporting CICS, WebSphere for z/OS and Connect: Direct

  • 3 years of experience with mainframe programming languages (COBOL, Assembler, Sort, Easytrieve, SAS, etc,)

  • Recent experience installing/configuring/supporting CICS, WebSphere for z/OS and Connect:Direct

  • 3 years of experience managing capacity and performance of CICS environments

  • 3 years of experience with WebSphere MQ installation/configuration

  • 5 years of experience with mainframe scripting tools (REXX, CLIST, Python)

  • 5 years of experience with JCL and IBM and vendor batch utilities

  • 5 years of experience managing/installing software with SMP/E

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field

• 2 years of work experience in an IT role requiring interaction with senior management (i.e., Director level or higher)

• 3 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization

• 3 years of experience working with third party IT vendors and/or systems solution providers

• 3 years of experience writing technical documentation in an infrastructure development environment

• 3 years of IT experience in the retail industry

• Experience with Db2 for z/OS and associated utilities/monitors

  • 3 years of experience with ACF2 and ACF2 for Db2 access control software

  • 3 years of experience with mainframe batch workload automation solution ESP

  • Experience with Db2 for z/OS and associated utilities/monitors

  • 3 years of experience with PGP encryption

  • 3 years of experience with TPX multi-session manager

  • 3 years of experience with Tectia SSH server for z/OS

  • 3 years of experience with CA DADS Plus for CICS

  • 3 years of experience managing CICS TS within a Db2 environment

  • 3 years of experience with Broadcom’s Sysview monitoring suite

  • 5 years of experience with mainframe console automation software OPS/MVS

About Lowe’s

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe’s operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com .

Lowe’s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.

Pay Range for CA, CO, HI, NJ, NY, WA: $92,300.00 - $175,400.00 annually Starting rate of pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, position offered, location, education, training, and/or experience. For information regarding our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.

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