Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position
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.
Please be advised that Fidelity’s business is governed by the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, ERISA, numerous state laws governing securities, investment and retirement-related financial activities and the rules and regulations of numerous self-regulatory organizations, including FINRA, among others. Those laws and regulations may restrict Fidelity from hiring and/or associating with individuals with certain Criminal Histories.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in an IT-related field or equivalent work experience
- Experience providing CICS systems support
- Proficiency with CICS system dumps, CICS system internals, and CICS interfaces
- Knowledge of Assembler, COBOL, and/or REXX
- Expertise with z/OS, CICS, JCL, SMP/E, REXX, Java, VSAM, Control-M, CPSM, VSAM Replication, VSAM RLS, IPCS, CAFC, Abend-AID, and InterTest
- Analytical, diagnostic, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
- Experience with infrastructure design, implementation, maintenance, testing, and problem resolution
- Ability to lead highly visible projects involving multiple groups
- Ability to provide technical mentorship and advisement
- Experience as a z/OS systems programmer
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, production-critical environment
- Experience working in an agile team environment and driving continuous improvement
Fidelity Investments Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Fidelity Investments and has not been reviewed or approved by Fidelity Investments.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, commissions, and profit-sharing are presented as generous and meaningful components of total compensation, with certain roles achieving high total earnings through multiple pay streams. Variable pay is consistently framed as a positive contributor beyond base salary.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match up to 7% alongside additional profit-sharing up to 10% materially enhances long-term compensation. These retirement features are highlighted as standout strengths of the overall package.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leave (16 weeks maternity, 12 weeks parental), backup dependent care, and adoption assistance provide robust family support. Hybrid work and caregiving resources further ease family responsibilities.
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What We Do
At Fidelity, our goal is to make financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We do this by focusing on a diverse set of customers: - from 23 million people investing their life savings, to 20,000 businesses managing their employee benefits to 10,000 advisors needing innovative technology to invest their clients’ money. We offer investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, and many other financial products. Privately held for nearly 70 years, we’ve always believed by providing investors with access to the information and expertise, we can help them achieve better results. That’s been our approach- innovative yet personal, compassionate yet responsible, grounded by a tireless work ethic—it is the heart of the Fidelity way.
