CICS Systems Senior Advisor - Express Scripts (work from home)

Help us program our future. Get ready for a job that encourages you to think strategically yet stay connected with your teams. Do you have IBM Mainframe Engineering experience? If so, prepare to innovate, create, and inspire. The CICS Systems Senior Advisor (Infrastructure Engineering Senior Advisor) Provides counsel and advice to top management on significant Infrastructure matters, often requiring coordination between organizations. Serves as the lead technical consultant responsible for the design, engineering, and development of information technology solutions. Leads the design, analysis, development, and implementation of engineering infrastructure solutions of projects and/or work requests for complex business solutions.

Responsibilities

• Technical leadership of large-scale mainframe infrastructure projects.
• Hands-on technical expertise building and supporting complex CICS environments leveraging:
  • DB2 Data sharing
  • MQ Shared Queue Managers
  • Rexx
  • z/OS
• 10 or more years of CICS Systems Programming and Internals including a "Master-level" knowledge/understanding of CICSPlex and OEM products preferred.
• Self-motivated professional capable of working independently or part of a large team
• Strategic thinker and results-orientated.
• Ability to coordinate projects with end-users and technical teams in a high-paced service-oriented environment.
• Strong overall problem-solving skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Evaluate and recommend innovative solutions to meet new or existing business requirements
• Demonstrated timely diagnosis of application or system issues, identify root cause, and recommend appropriate solutions
• Demonstrated consulting and support to the large and diverse application development organization
• Installation, configuration, and maintenance of CICS and associated program products
• Provide 7x24 support as scheduled or as needed. Capable of handling high-risk and high-visibility tasks with ease.

This role is WAH which allows work to be performed at home. Employees must be fully vaccinated if they choose to come onsite. Currently, we are encouraging all employees to remain working from home and all onsite meetings require a virtual option.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 111,900 - 186,500 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna.

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you'll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people's lives. What difference will you make?

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: [email protected] for support. Do not email [email protected] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

Cigna has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.