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Senior​/Lead Mainframe Systems Engineer

Job in Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20194, USA
Listing for: 3B Staffing
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity, Data Engineer, IT Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior / Lead Mainframe Systems Engineer
Senior / Lead Mainframe Systems Engineer (z/OS, RACF)

Hybrid - Reston, VA (Need local to client location or close)
(Second-round onsite / face-to-face interview required)

Contract-to-Hire
GC and USC

8-10+ years IBM z/OS Systems Engineering in a Sysplex environment with strong RACF security administration, CICS TS, MQ, DB2, ISV installations, IBM System Automation, and Control-M batch scheduling.

Required Qualifications

Education
  • Bachelor's Degree required
    (In lieu of a degree, 4 additional years of relevant experience may be substituted)
Experience
  • 8-10+ years supporting IBM z/OS systems in a Sysplex environment
  • RACF Security Administration - 5-10 years (Critical requirement)
  • z/OS Systems Programming - 5-10 years
  • CICS TS Systems Programming - 5-10 years
  • IBM MQ Systems Programming - 5-10 years
  • DB2 usage - 5-10 years (Systems programming experience not required)
  • ISV production installation and support experience
  • Systems Automation experience (IBM System Automation)
  • Batch Scheduling experience (Control-M)
Strongly Preferred Skills
  • Sysplex and ICF configuration and tuning (experience de-coupling Sysplex environments is a plus)
  • Middleware integration experience with AIX, Web Sphere, LDAP, and network interfaces
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking protocols
  • Expertise with IBM z16 hardware and Dell/EMC storage subsystems
  • Pervasive Encryption on z/OS
  • Ransomware protection and recovery solutioning for mainframe environments
  • Java / J2EE exposure
  • DB2/UDB knowledge
  • Healthcare / Insurance industry experience is a plus
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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