Mainframe Security Engineer

🚨 Hiring: Mainframe Security Engineer

📍 Location: Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)
✅ Eligibility: -EAD Only
📄 Type: Contract
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We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Security Engineer with strong expertise in RACF, z/OS Security Administration, Compliance, and Access Management to support and secure enterprise mainframe environments.

🔹 Role Overview
The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining security controls across IBM Mainframe platforms, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and protection of critical business systems and data.

🔹 Key Responsibilities
• Administer and maintain RACF security environments across enterprise mainframe systems
• Manage user provisioning, role-based access control, and security profiles
• Implement and enforce security policies, standards, and compliance requirements
• Monitor and investigate security events, violations, and audit findings
• Perform security reviews, risk assessments, and access certifications
• Support regulatory compliance and audit activities
• Configure and maintain security for z/OS subsystems including CICS, DB2, IMS, and MQ
• Develop automation and reporting solutions for security administration
• Collaborate with infrastructure, operations, audit, and compliance teams
• Participate in incident response and security remediation efforts

🔹 Required Skills
• Strong experience as a Mainframe Security Engineer
• Expertise in RACF administration and security implementation
• Strong knowledge of:

• z/OS Security
• TSO/ISPF
• JCL
• SMP/E
• Mainframe Access Controls
  • Experience with user administration, resource security, and dataset protection
  • Knowledge of security auditing, compliance, and governance frameworks
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale production environments
  • Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

🔹 Preferred Skills
• Experience with:

• ACF2
• Top Secret
• Vanguard Security Tools
• zSecure
  • Knowledge of CICS, DB2, IMS, and MQ security administration
  • Experience with security automation using REXX
  • Familiarity with SOX, PCI-DSS, NIST, or other regulatory standards
  • Exposure to identity and access management integrations

🔹 Core Competencies
• Mainframe Security Administration
• RACF Management
• Risk & Compliance
• Identity & Access Management
• Security Monitoring & Auditing
• Incident Response
• Production Support
• Problem Solving & Troubleshooting
• Security Governance
• Technical Leadership