Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)

Overview

Remote
$50 - $55
Contract - W2
Contract - 10 Month(s)

Skills

Strong hands-on experience in z/OS RACF administration.
Audit & compliance readiness: Must understand and manage certificate work
audit logging
user/group management
and policy enforcement.
Experience with TKE (Trusted Key Entry) workstation .

Job Details

Immediate need for a talented Resource Access Control Facility (RACF). This is a 10+months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in U.S(Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:25-74873

Pay Range: $50 - $55/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

  • RACF was introduced in 1976. Originally called RACF it was renamed to z/OS Security Server (RACF), although many mainframe professionals still refer to it as RACF.
  • Its main features are:
  • Identification and verification of a user via user id and password check (authentication)
  • Identification, classification and protection of system resources
  • Maintenance of access rights to the protected resources (access control)
  • Controlling the means of access to protected resources
  • Logging of accesses to a protected system and protected resources (auditing)
  • RACF establishes security rather than just permission records.
  • It can set permissions for file patterns that is, set the permissions even for files that do not yet exist.
  • Those permissions are then used for the file (or other object) created at a later time.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

  • Key Skills: Strong hands-on experience in z/OS RACF administration.
  • Audit & compliance readiness: Must understand and manage certificate work, audit logging, user/group management, and policy enforcement.
  • Experience with TKE (Trusted Key Entry) workstation .
  • Omegamon (mainframe performance monitoring)
  • Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP)
  • Able to work independently and "hit the ground running" with minimal ramp-up.
  • Current/recent RACF admin or security specialist actively working with z/OS mainframes.
  • Familiar with automation scripts, certificate management, SMF records, and security audits.
  • Ideally IBM Certified in Security or z/OS Administration.
  • Background in banking, insurance, or government a plus (for audit-heavy environments).

Our client is a leading IT Industry, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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