Senior Security Engineer- Senior RACF Engineer

Truist Bank•Wilson, NC

About The Position

The Senior RACF Engineer is responsible for designing and maintaining RACF profiles, groups, and resource classes to support business operations and regulatory compliance. The role leads RACF administration, including user provisioning, access reviews, and cleanup of obsolete IDs and datasets. It implements advanced RACF features such as password phrases, digital certificates, and program control, and monitors and audits activity using SMF records, IRRDBU00 utilities, and zSecure tools. The engineer collaborates with application, infrastructure, compliance, IAM, cybersecurity, risk, audit, and development teams to enforce least-privilege access and secure access controls across mainframes. The role supports identity management, certificate administration, encryption controls, privileged access administration, role-based access control, segregation of duties, and auditing mechanisms. It also contributes to cybersecurity technology projects and supports capabilities guided by industry practices such as NIST and CRI. Responsibilities include developing automation scripts and custom tools for provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and access-control processes; providing expert support for security incidents, access issues, and RACF-related outages; and participating in RACF migrations, system upgrades, and integration with external identity systems such as LDAP. The engineer documents policies, procedures, and standards; contributes to audit and compliance reporting; may lead related projects; and mentors junior security engineers as a technical subject-matter expert. The position develops and maintains technical IT and cybersecurity capabilities to safeguard information systems and applications throughout the software development lifecycle. It includes designing, planning, testing, and implementing phases of cybersecurity technology projects.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, and work-related experience.
Minimum of 7 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.
Hands-on experience with RACF on IBM z/OS.
Deep understanding of RACF classes, including DATASET, GENERAL, FACILITY, OPERCMDS, and UNIXPRIV.
Strong scripting skills in REXX, CLIST, and JCL.
Deep specialized knowledge of cybersecurity principles, theories, and concepts.
Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.
Deep knowledge of threat modeling, security testing, and penetration testing.
Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.
Familiarity with USS environments, including OMVS segments, BPX.DAEMON, and program control.
Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as SOX, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS.
Strong communication and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with IRRDBU00, DSMON, and SMF record analysis.
Expertise in zSecure Admin, Audit, and Alert modules.
Experience integrating RACF into SIEM platforms such as QRadar or Splunk.
Prior involvement in RACF migrations or enterprise-wide cleanup initiatives.
Bachelor’s degree and eight years of experience in systems engineering or administration, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Broad or deep functional knowledge of enterprise information security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, network operating systems, identity management, database activity monitoring, encryption, content filtering, and mainframe security.
Previous experience leading complex IT projects.
Bachelor’s degree and ten years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Banking or financial services experience.
Security certifications such as CCNA Security, GSEC, GCED, or GPPA.
Technical certifications such as CCNA, RHCE, or MCSE.
Information security management certification such as CISSP, CRISC, or CISM, or related security certification.
Understanding of regulatory frameworks for financial institutions.
Ability to collaborate across teams and influence people.
Excellent communication skills.
Experience with waterfall and agile project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain RACF profiles, groups, and resource classes.
Lead RACF administration, including user provisioning, access reviews, and cleanup of obsolete IDs and datasets.
Implement and manage advanced RACF features, including password phrases, digital certificates, and program control.
Monitor and audit RACF activity using SMF records, IRRDBU00 utilities, and zSecure tools.
Collaborate with application, infrastructure, compliance, IAM, cybersecurity, risk, audit, and development teams to enforce least-privilege access and secure access controls.
Administer and maintain policies and profiles, role-based access controls, segregation of duties, controls, and auditing mechanisms.
Develop and maintain automation scripts and custom tools to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and access-control reporting.
Provide expert-level support for security incidents, access issues, and RACF-related outages.
Participate in RACF migrations, system upgrades, and integration with external identity systems such as LDAP.
Document RACF policies, procedures, and standards, and contribute to audit and compliance reporting.
Design, plan, test, and implement phases of cybersecurity technology projects.
Support identity management, certificate administration, encryption controls, privileged access administration, and risk management for mainframe systems.
Mentor junior security engineers and serve as a technical subject-matter expert.
Develop and maintain cybersecurity capabilities that safeguard information systems and applications throughout the software development lifecycle.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment coverage
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401(k) plan
At least 10 days of vacation during the first year, prorated based on hire date and full-time or part-time status
10 sick days, prorated
Paid holidays
May be eligible for a defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan, depending on position and division