Senior Mainframe Security & Vulnerability Management Engineer

Remote • Posted 8 hours ago • Updated 8 hours ago
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18 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
$80 - $90/hr
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Skills

  • IBM Z Security
  • z/OS Infrastructure
  • Vulnerability Management
  • CVE Reporting
  • Patch Management
  • z/OS
  • RACF
  • Top Secret
  • USS
  • CICS
  • MQ
  • Db2
  • JES2/JES3 Security
  • TCP/IP Security
  • SSL/TLS
  • Digital Certificates
  • Cryptographic Controls
  • SMF Analysis
  • zSecure
  • Compliance Event Manager
  • Mainframe Audit Tools
  • Financial Services
  • STIG
  • NIST 800-53
  • CIS Benchmarks
  • PCI DSS
  • Python/REXX automation
  • AI-assisted Vulnerability Analysis

Summary

Role: Senior Mainframe Security & Vulnerability Management Engineer

Location: Remote

Type of Employment: Contract

Duration: 18 Months

 

Job Description:

Seeking a senior professional with 10+ years of IBM Z / z/OS security experience and 5+ years in vulnerability management. The candidate will lead mainframe vulnerability assessments, CVE reporting, patch management automation, remediation planning, and security compliance for large-scale financial services or regulated environments.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate with vulnerability management teams on CVE reporting, patch automation, and remediation.
  • Establish patching schedules, response models, escalation procedures, and validation processes.
  • Support SMP/E, baseline datasets, vulnerability scanning integration, and CVE reporting dashboards.
  • Assess vulnerabilities across z/OS, RACF, USS, CICS, MQ, Db2, JES, TCP/IP, certificates, and middleware.
  • Analyze exploitability, prioritize risks, validate findings, and track remediation.
  • Support risk acceptance reviews, compliance assessments, and AI-assisted vulnerability analysis.

 

Required Skills:

  • 10+ years IBM Z security and 10+ years z/OS infrastructure experience.
  • 5+ years vulnerability management and direct experience with CVE reporting and patch management.
  • Strong expertise in z/OS, RACF or Top Secret, USS, CICS, MQ, Db2, and JES2/JES3 security.
  • Knowledge of TCP/IP security, SSL/TLS, digital certificates, cryptographic controls, and SMF analysis.
  • Experience with zSecure, Compliance Event Manager, and mainframe audit tools.
  • Experience in financial services or other regulated environments.

 

Preferred Skills: STIG, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, PCI DSS, Python/REXX automation, and AI-assisted vulnerability analysis.

 

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  • Dice Id: RTX19c80a
  • Position Id: 5748-12801-1792014475
  • Posted 8 hours ago

Company Info

About Brilliant Infotech Inc.

Brilliant Infotech Inc. is a leading Product ,IT Services and training Company. While enabling the Digital Transformation for the enterprises, we are also Empowering Data Evolution, Cloud Modernization and Cybersecurity Resilience for companies across different verticals.

Data Science and Transformation, Data Engineering, Data Analysis, Cloud modernization, Cybersecurity Resilience, IT Managed Services Production support and Cloud Operations, DevOps, Software Development and IT Consulting in different tech stacks like Java/JEE, Python, PM, CSM, Cloud AWS, Azure, GCP,BA, QA are our core service offerings.

We specialize in providing technical solutions, resolving design issues, Database Services, Application Servers. We have a long experience in IT development with a variety of companies. Our business and technical expertise coupled with vast experience identifies us to be able to provide complete business solutions to our customers in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Brilliant Infotech offers high-quality, cost-effective software solutions through the use of highly efficient and productive Open-source technologies. We also provide IT consultancy services for strategic partnerships, Application and Product Development.

Since our inception in 2007, we have been building software applications and providing IT services to the Financial, Insurance, Banking, Telecom, Education, Retail and eCommerce industries.

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