Offer summary

Qualifications:

10+ years of experience as a RACF Engineer or Administrator, Advanced knowledge of IBM RACF and IBM-ZSecure, Proficiency in programming languages such as JCL, REXX, and CarLa, Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills..

Key responsabilities:

Assist with the development of technical solutions for security best practices

Provide RACF engineering support for Mainframe Security products

Design and assess technical feasibility for security initiatives

Interact with various technology teams and monitor key performance indicators.

Job description

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Fully Remote

This role is for a senior RACF engineer consultant will assist with design and execution of projects aligned with the RACF security function. The ideal candidate should have advanced knowledge of RACF, ZSecure, and Mainframe infrastructure as they will be working closely with the other infrastructure teams (CICS, Systems Programming, Db2, etc.) and business supporting technologists. They should have strong analytical, organizational and communication skills. In addition to providing security guidance to our users while engineering solutions, they will also be responsible for coaching RACF team members. Periodic off-hour time as needed to implement and support project implementation. US based resource to provide service at Client facilities or remote as necessary.

Requirements:
- Senior level: 10+ years related work experience as a RACF Engineer or Administrator
- Advanced experience with IBM RACF and IBM-ZSecure configuration/ internals (engineering focus)
- Ability to program in JCL, REXX and CarLa
- Experience with z/OS utilities and facilities (such as: TSO, ISPF, SDSF)
- Experience with database technology (such as: Sybase, DB2, SQL)
- Experience with implementing Digital Certificates, encryption, MFA
- Experience with and knowledge of common aspects of zOS installations (System Programming, Storage,
- Networks, Unix Services, CICS, DB2, Performance, Tooling
- Capable of working independently with limited oversight
- Capable of project planning, organization, time management skills and ability to multi-task
- MS Office business application experience (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be a team player and foster a team first environment and inclusive culture

Key Activities
Duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Assist the Security Architecture and RACF engineering and policy teams and their books of work to develop technical solutions to business problems based upon security best practices.
- RACF engineering support of Mainframe Security products and initiatives
- Designing and assessing technical feasibility of proposals to achieve the Security initiatives of the Firm.
- Design / support Firm's mainframe initiatives related to authentication (such as Kerberos, Digital Certificates, encryption, MFA), authorization (such as role-based security, privileged access, sensitive data protection, etc.), automation (tooling, reports, utilities, and batch)
- Interact with infrastructure technology teams (such as Systems Programming, DBA, CICS/MQ Support), application technology teams, business users, and audit.
- Monitor and analyze key performance indicators and establish processes and methodologies for preventative actions.
- Participate address questions/issues related to mainframe security best practice.

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