What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mainframe Top Secret Security Administrator position at Maddisoft?
Job Details
Maddisoft has the following immediate opportunity, let us know if you or someone you know would be interested. Send in your resume ASAP. - U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. Send in resume along with LinkedIn profile without which applications will not be considered. Call us NOW! ***Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Job Title: Mainframe Top Secret Security Administrator
Job Mode: Remote
Job Summary
- Serve as a subject-matter expert in Mainframe Top Secret (TSS) Security Administration to ensure data security, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Perform advanced systems administration supporting enterprise mainframe applications and infrastructure.
- Provide security, operational, and technical support for both legacy mainframe systems and modernization initiatives.
- Support day-to-day mainframe operations, security administration, and system maintenance activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary subject-matter expert for Mainframe Top Secret Security Administration.
- Maintain and enforce data security controls and compliance standards within mainframe environments.
- Perform senior-level z/OS systems administration, including configuration, maintenance, and break/fix support.
- Manage base user account creation, access provisioning, and security administration.
- Administer access controls, certificate renewals, TLS/SSL configurations, and cryptographic key management.
- Perform routine system administration functions including:
- Security administration support
- Performance monitoring
- Security monitoring
- System maintenance
- Support data entry and control work processes and coordinate daily mainframe operations.
- Collaborate with network administration, customer support, and application development teams to support day-to-day mainframe operations.
- Diagnose platform, software, and related product issues and perform root cause analysis.
- Provide technical support for production control and job scheduling operations.
- Support planning, implementation, testing, and deployment of system upgrades, releases, and changes.
- Provide end-user support for assigned Independent Software Vendor (ISV) products.
- Support mainframe transformation and modernization initiatives.
- Experience with Informatica PowerExchange Administration for Change Data Capture (CDC) using mainframe data sources is a plus.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 8 years of hands-on experience with Top Secret Security (TSS).
- 5 years of hands-on experience with z/OS Administration.
- 5 years of experience with:
- JES2
- z/OS UNIX System Services (OMVS)
- Storage Management Subsystem (SMS)
- 3 years of experience with:
- TLS/SSL configuration
- Certificate management
- RSA key management
- Secure file transfer protocols (SFTP, FTPS)
- Strong experience diagnosing platform and software issues with root cause analysis.
- Experience supporting production control operations and job scheduling environments.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- 2 years of experience with REXX scripting.
- 3 years of experience in mainframe performance monitoring and analysis.
- 3 years of experience with Informatica PowerExchange Administration.
- Working knowledge of the following mainframe technologies and tools:
- z/OS Operations
- z/OS Networking (VTAM, TCP/IP)
- Automated job scheduling and management software
- Terminal Emulator software
- VTAM session management tools
- SMP/E
- RMF
- SMF
- WLM
- JCL
- GRS
- VSAM
- TSO
Work Environment
- Enterprise mainframe environment
- Collaboration with cross-functional IT and operations teams
- Support for both legacy systems and modernization initiatives
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.