Senior Systems Administrator - Mainframe Security
Kyndryl Inc.
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Job summary
Kyndryl Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator specialized in Mainframe Security to support the Public Sector client.
The role focuses on installing, configuring, and maintaining security products (RACF, TSS, ACF2) across development, test, and production, with strong troubleshooting and documentation duties. Required is 10+ years in IBM Mainframe Systems Programming and Mainframe Security, including hands-on SMP/E, ISPF/TSO, JCL, SDSF, and related IBM utilities.
Qualifications
- 10+ years - IBM Mainframe Systems Programming (ISPF/TSO, REXX, JCL, CLIST, SDSF, USS, IBM utilities).
- 10+ years - Mainframe Security (RACF, CA Top Secret (TSS) and/or ACF2).
- 10+ years - SMP/E installation, maintenance, patching and upgrades of mainframe security products.
- 10+ years - Configuration and administration of mainframe security products, including profiles, parameters and security logs.
- 10+ years - Production troubleshooting, performance troubleshooting and system dump analysis.
- 10+ years - Security product migrations/upgrades across development and production environments.
- 8+ years - zSeries performance analysis and improvement.
- 8+ years - Mainframe security environment enhancement and technical recommendations.
- 5+ years - Training and mentoring technical resources.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, maintain, patch, and upgrade mainframe security products.
- Administer RACF, CA Top Secret (TSS), ACF2, and related Broadcom security products.
- Perform IBM mainframe systems programming using ISPF/TSO, REXX, JCL, CLIST, SDSF and USS.
- Install and apply product maintenance using SMP/E.
- Manage security parameters, profiles, and security logging.
- Migrate security product upgrades and maintenance across development, test, and production.
- Troubleshoot complex production, performance, and system issues, including system dump analysis.
- Support parallel sysplex and z/OS environments.
- Respond to incidents, change requests, and technical service requests.
- Recommend improvements to mainframe security architecture and operational processes.
- Produce installation, maintenance, architecture, backup/restore, and operational documentation.
- Provide on-call support and mentor/train internal technical resources.
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Job description
Position: Senior Systems Administrator - Mainframe Security
Duration: 3 months contract with potential extensions
Client: Public Sector
Location: Ottawa - Remote
Security: Government of Canada security clearance required
Our Public sector client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Administrator / Mainframe Security Systems Programmer to support its Mainframe Security Engineering group.
- Install, configure, maintain, patch, and upgrade mainframe security products
- Administer RACF, CA Top Secret (TSS), ACF2, and related Broadcom security products
- Perform IBM mainframe systems programming using ISPF/TSO, REXX, JCL, CLIST, SDSF and USS
- Install and apply product maintenance using SMP/E
- Manage security parameters, profiles, and security logging
- Migrate security product upgrades and maintenance across development, test, and production
- Troubleshoot complex production, performance, and system issues, including system dump analysis
- Support parallel sysplex and z/OS environments
- Respond to incidents, change requests, and technical service requests
- Recommend improvements to mainframe security architecture and operational processes
- Produce installation, maintenance, architecture, backup/restore, and operational documentation
- Provide on-call support and mentor/train internal technical resources
- 10+ years - IBM Mainframe Systems Programming, including ISPF/TSO, REXX, JCL, CLIST, SDSF, USS and related IBM utilities
- 10+ years - Mainframe Security: RACF, CA Top Secret (TSS) and/or ACF2
- 10+ years - SMP/E installation, maintenance, patching and upgrades of mainframe security products
- 10+ years - Configuration and administration of mainframe security products, including profiles, parameters and security logs
- 10+ years - Production troubleshooting, performance troubleshooting and system dump analysis
- 10+ years - Security product migrations/upgrades across development and production environments
- 8+ years - zSeries performance analysis and improvement
- 8+ years - Mainframe security environment enhancement and technical recommendations
- 5+ years - Training and mentoring technical resources
- Broadcom mainframe security products, including CA Cleanup, CA LDAP, TAMz and Mainframe Security Insights
- NC-Syncom password synchronization
- BMC Control-M, CA-7, IOF, FileAid or Syncsort
- SMF, RMF and TADz performance management
- ISPF/PDF application development
- CA Compliance Manager, Compliance Event Manager or Data Content Discovery
**Please note this is for a contract position with one of our clients and not a fulltime employment role with Kyndryl Canada**
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