Mainframe Security Administrator

Peraton; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 66,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in the United States is seeking a Mainframe Security Administrator to support our CMS program in a remote role. You will ensure adherence to DISA STIG, FISMA, and related security directives, and coordinate with customers and internal teams to implement security requirements.

The role involves auditing, documentation, and continuous improvement of mainframe security practices, including RBAC, logon-id reviews, and reporting. Strong knowledge of RACF/ACF2 and z/OS is required.

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication; able to coordinate with and support technicians, system admins, developers, business analysts, and on-call staff.
• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• Working z/OS RACF and ACF2 security skills, with the ability to review, correct, and coach others on mainframe security.
• Working knowledge of z/OS JCL, TSO, batch processing, job troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience with Vanguard security tools
• Ability to create and interpret detailed security reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage security policies and compliance for CMS program.
• Provide account-based security reporting and RBAC management for mainframe access.
• Support security audits, reviews, and documentation with customers and internal teams.
• Maintain security plans, SOPs, and test/evaluation plans; implement improvements.
• Collaborate with security teams and IT staff to ensure secure operation of information systems.

Skills

Communication

Public Trust

z/OS RACF/ACF2

z/OS JCL/TSO

Security reporting

Education

BS/BA

HS Diploma/equivalent

Tools

RACF

ACF2

Vanguard security tools

Job description

Mainframe Security Administrator

Job Locations: US

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities

Peraton is hiring a Mainframe Security Administrator for a remote position supporting our CMS program.

Ensures that security policies, procedures, and directives of the CMS ARS. DISA STIG, and FISMA manuals are followed. Maintains the oversight and compliance of existing information systems through technical reviews and system auditing. Interfaces with program management and customers on security requirements implementation, required documentation, and classification management. Provides information systems security guidance awareness and training and participates in customer security inspections, audits, and reviews. Manages, develops, prepares, implements, and maintains security plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs), security tests, and evaluation plans. Collaborates with internal and external security teams, and IT staff to ensure the continued compliance and secure operation of accredited information systems. Keeps abreast of industry best practices and trends, and new technologies, and then plans and advises for implementation.

What you'll do:

• Data sets
• User IDs
• CICS transactions/applications
• Resources
• Certificates

Provide account-based security reporting for:

• Account and access control administration, security reports, recertification reviews, and security violation monitoring for mainframe role-based access control.
• Reviews logon-id report for active/inactive logon-ids for mainframe role-based access control.

Provide on-going client support to include:

• Analyze basic customer security requirements and makes recommendations for improvement to information security processes and documentation.
• Work with other security team to assist technical support groups in the design and testing of information security products to provide solutions for information security issues and ensure conformance to requirements.
• Identify and recommends solutions such as program or system modifications to prevent security exposures.

Promote information security compliance according to client security standards.

• Participates in security audits, attends interviews, provides sample reports/extracts as requested.
• Working with the System Security Officers, investigates noncompliance, alerts, and escalates appropriately. Assists in migrations, implementations, and investigations.

Use these tools and knowledge:

• RACF, ACF2, Vanguard, DISA, FISMA, SNOW, SharePoint, Excel, DB2, IDM Security Admin, JCL, DMV/Complete, TSO along with general mainframe tools

Qualifications

What you'll need:

• Strong written and verbal communication; able to coordinate with and support technicians, system admins, developers, business analysts, and on-call staff.
• 2 years with BS/BA; 0 years with MS/MA; 6 years with HS Diploma/equivalent
• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance
• Working z/OS RACF and ACF2 security skills, with the ability to review, correct, and coach others on mainframe security.
• Working knowledge of z/OS JCL, TSO, batch processing, job troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience with Vanguard security tools
• Ability to create and interpret detailed security reporting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of z/OS security compliance, including DISA STIG and FISMA controls.
• Experience participating in security compliance audits, discussing policy, presenting evidence, and researching non-compliance.
• Experience provisioning and maintaining SSL certificates
• Experience with SNOW ticketing systems

Target Salary Range

$66,000 - $106,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.