Job Title: Mainframe Logical Security Consultant (ACF2/RACF)

Duration: 6+ Month Contract

Location : Hybrid- 2 Days Onsite in Bangalore

Interview: WebEx

Need:

- Needs hands-on experience with ACF2 & RACF security products. Requires targeted technical improvement in JCL, REXX, and Mainframe Security Infrastructure.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Mainframe Logical Security Consultant with 6–8+ years of experience in IBM Mainframe security administration, governance, and compliance. The ideal candidate must have solid hands-on expertise with CA ACF2 (mandatory) and experience with IBM RACF (preferred). This role requires direct interaction with clients to assess, design, implement, and support mainframe security solutions while ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements.

The consultant will play a key role in security upgrades, migrations, audits, access control management, and security modernization initiatives across enterprise mainframe environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Administer, maintain, and support CA ACF2 security environments across IBM Mainframe platforms.
- Manage user provisioning, access controls, resource rules, and security policies.
- Support and maintain RACF environments where applicable.
- Perform security assessments and recommend improvements aligned with industry best practices.
- Plan and execute ACF2 and RACF upgrades, migrations, and security enhancement projects.
- Review and implement role-based access controls (RBAC) and least-privilege security models.
- Conduct periodic security reviews,



compliance audits, and access recertification activities.
- Analyze and resolve security-related incidents, violations, and access issues.
- Support regulatory and compliance requirements including SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and internal audit controls as applicable.
- Configure and maintain security controls for:

o TSO

o CICS

o IMS

o DB2

o Batch applications

o Started Tasks

o USS (Unix System Services)

- Perform security rule analysis and optimization to improve operational efficiency and reduce risk.
- Develop and maintain security documentation, standards, and operating procedures.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, systems programming, audit, compliance, and application teams.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and security-related testing activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Mandatory

- 6–8+ years of hands-on Mainframe Security experience.
- Strong understanding of:
- CA ACF2 (Must Have)
- Mainframe Logical Security Administration
- Access Management
- Security Policy Implementation
- Compliance and Audit Support
- IBM z/OS Security Architecture
- User and Resource Authorization
- Dataset Security
- Started Task Security
- CICS Security
- Batch and System Security
- User IDs
- Security Groups
- Access Rules
- Password Policies
- Privileged Access Controls
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple customer engagements.

Preferred

Experience with IBM RACF Administration and Support

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