Job Title

Technology Architect – Mainframe Security (RACF)

Location: Onsite (5 days/week)
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, standard business hours
Duration: Long-term engagement

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Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Technology Architect with deep expertise in IBM RACF and mainframe security to support a large, mission-critical z/OS environment. The role focuses on RACF administration, security operations, compliance, and advisory support, ensuring secure, stable, and compliant mainframe operations.

This is a hands-on, onsite role requiring strong technical depth, operational discipline, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level administration and operational support for IBM RACF in a large-scale z/OS mainframe environment

• Analyze and resolve complex RACF security issues, including access violations, improper access denials, and audit findings

• Implement and manage SSL/TLS certificate renewals on the mainframe environment

• Participate in incident, problem, and change management activities, including CRQs, implementation planning, and root-cause analysis

• Provide Level-2 on-call RACF support in a 24x7 mission-critical environment

• Support disaster recovery, business resumption planning, and annual contingency testing related to RACF

• Provide technical consultation, mentoring, and guidance to internal teams and authorized stakeholders

• Develop, maintain, and deliver RACF documentation, including procedures, standards, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials

• Support and execute knowledge transfer activities to ensure operational continuity

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Required Skills & Experience

RACF Technical Expertise (Core Requirement)

• 15+ years of hands-on experience administering IBM RACF in z/OS mainframe environments

• Strong proficiency with IBM zSecure suite for RACF auditing, reporting, and automation

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Mainframe Systems Knowledge

• 10+ years of experience supporting mainframe technology in large, complex enterprise environments

• Proven experience working on installations, migrations, and upgrades

• Strong understanding of:

  • z/OS system internals

  • TSO / ISPF

  • JCL

  • JES2 / JES3

  • Core mainframe architecture

• Comfortable using RACF and security utilities such as IRRUT200, IRRUT400, RLIST, and SETROPTS

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Security & Compliance

• Experience working within regulatory and compliance frameworks such as:

  • SOX

  • PCI DSS

  • HIPAA

• Strong understanding of access control best practices, risk management, and audit remediation

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Communication & Collaboration

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to translate technical security risks into clear business impact

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences

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Work Arrangement

• Onsite, 5 days per week

• Participation in on-call rotation is required