RACF Platform Administrator

Role Title: RACF Administrator

Location: Springfield, IL - Remote

Type of contract: W2

Duration: 2 Years

Job Description:

RACF Administrator

We are seeking for an RACF Administrator to support a critical child welfare agency. The RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) administrator is a senior-level technical specialist who protects an organization's data and system resources. They use their advanced technical knowledge to support RACF and related software products.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identify and secure sensitive data.
• Define and manage administrative structures and user roles.
• Assign and manage user IDs and passwords.
• Oversee RACF security measures and policies.
• Create and manage RACF groups and user profiles.
• Implement access controls based on the principle of least privilege.
• Monitor and audit security-related activities.
• Develop and maintain security documentation, security applications, and batch jobs.
• Keeping security CLIST entries up to date

Required Skills:

• In-depth technical knowledge of RACF and related software.
• Proven experience in data protection and security management.
• Experience in creating and managing RACF groups and profiles and managing user IDs and passwords.
• Expertise in creating RACF groups and profiles
• Understanding of the least privilege access concept.
• Experience in setting up and managing dataset profiles
• Proven knowledge and experience in utilizing IMS Db
• Proficiency in auditing security-relevant activities
• Experience in maintaining security applications and batch jobs

Preferred Skills:

• Previous experience in a similar senior-level security administration role
• Relevant certifications in security administration and RACF.
• Experience in handling complex IT tasks and project coordination.
• Proficiency with IBM z/OS operating system
• Experience with TSO (Time Sharing Option), including ISPF and SDSF
• Knowledge of COBOL II programming language.
• Expertise in JCL (IBM’s Job Command Language)
• Proficiency with CICS (IBM’s Customer Information and Control System)
• Experience with BMS Maps or similar mainframe screen-building applications.
• Knowledge of DB2 (including SPUFI or QMF)
• Experience with IBM File Manager and File Manager for DB2 or similar products.
• Proficiency with SCLM (Source Code Library Manager) or similar software.
• Familiarity with Fault Analyzer and debugging software
• Familiarity with IBM system logs and their management.
• Ability to set up specific access to CICS transactions, MVS data sets, TSO, and DB2
• Proficiency in revoking access to user IDs when necessary.
• Experience in creating and managing security groups, resource profiles, and dataset profiles based on least privilege principles.
• Experience with mainframe product installations, upgrades, software patches, and disaster recovery planning and testing.