Knowledge of MQ Internals and a fair amount of MQ systems and Application programming background
Extensive experience in resolving performance issues in a mainframe online and database environment
Excellent understanding of System z architecture, CICS, MQ and DB2
CICS Transaction Services v6.x
MQ V7/V8/V9 experience on zSeries
Building CICS region
Experience with CICSPlex environment
Troubleshooting and resolving system related abends and issues
Performance monitoring and tuning
CICS intercommunication setup and maintenance
Experience with Omegamon for CCIS Monitoring Tool
Experience with setting up CICS Web Services
Experience with Scripting and Automating process and procedures
Experience with CICS advanced features and functionality (CPSM, LOGR, Web Services, SSL) and ability to collaborate with application developers on application design
Experience with implementing and supporting MQ shared queues and MQ cluster configurations.
Building MQ regions
Operating with CICS adapter control functions to initiate and manage connections between WebSphere MQ and CICS
Experience with CICS products - CICS Explorer, C/Parse, CAFC, XPEDITER for CICS, Finalist, GENTRAN, Key/101, Abend-Aid CICS