Description

Supporting IBM z15 and z16 mainframe and z/OS 2.5 or higher operating system. As part of IBM zCloud resource pool, supporting the zCloud Offering which consist of the following clients Federal Retirement Investment Board (FRTIB), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal), JP Morgan Chase, and Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) clients. Primary tasks being MVS systems programming activities such as system security compliance to Federal government Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG), system performance, problem determination and resolution, and RACF/ACF2/Top Secret security administration and System Automation support. Other day to day activities include managing tasks in ServiceNow (SNOW) creating change requests for implementation and peer reviewing changes. Knowledge of mainframe storage and backup.  Hands on experience of IBM mainframe IPL processes managing multiple z/OS LPARs as required by the client.

Required skills/Level of Experience :

• 10+ years of experience installing, customizing, and maintaining z/OS operating system
• 5+ years of experience Supporting a stabilized IBM mainframe system environment
• Experienced with SMP/E and Mainframe Software Maintenance with performance, problem determination and resolution skills
• Perform systems planning, installation/decommission, configuration/customization, and patching
• Reporting for MVS, familiar with security reports.
• MVS system level parameters and user ID definition process
• Experience defining and validating data encryption methods and security requirements
• Experience monitoring and managing security reporting ensuring systems are compliant
• Assist systems programmers in the design and management of ACF2 / RACF / TSS for all regions and LPARs
• Executes regulatory and operational control activities related to user provisioning, de-provisioning and access re-certification
• Proficient in Audits

Nice to have skills:

• Knowledge of Federal DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGS).
• Knowledge of ServiceNow and ITSM processes

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree