Mainframe systems security Analyst working to support a mainframe environment for government agency, with expertise in RACF and identity management activities for a large multi-agency health care claims processing environment.
This role is remote.
"Please be advised that during the interview, you will be required to keep your camera on, and your interviewer will be taking your picture for identification purposes if an offer letter is extended to you."
Daily operational tasks include:
Maintaining mainframe RACF environment and monitoring security access patterns
Creating and deleting user accounts on various mainframe systems
Confirming that the proper permissions are in place to restrict access to sensitive data
Work with the Infrastructure Services provider to insure that security updates are rolled out to various mainframe environments
Serve as primary point of contact for researching making to corrections to mainframe security and access related questions
Provide regular reporting on production and UAT security and identity management related processing issues
Perform user and security audits of the mainframe RACF environment on a regular basis
Potential ability to work on-call shifts to support batch processing and monitoring
Education and Experience:
BS degree and 4 years of experience. Experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
Experience analyzing government mainframe systems
Experience managing mainframe user accounts and security environment for a large government agency supporting Medical claims processing and a common workload file (CWF)
Expertise with IBM RACF and Vanguard Security tools
Expertise with mainframe and host based security
Experience with audit and the security review process for RACF
Able to utilize Incident ticket system to open, resolve, close tickets and Service Requests
Demonstrate excellent communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
Ability to use strong industry knowledge to relate to customer needs and dissolve customer concerns and a high level of focus and attention to detail.
Strong work ethic with good time management with the ability to work with diverse teams and lead meetings
Strong organizational, interpersonal and analytical skills
All candidates supporting the CMS programs must have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years prior in order to be considered.
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Original Posting:
September 29, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $59,150.00 - $106,925.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
Leidos is a defense and intelligence technology company that provides systems engineering, software development, and operational support services to U.S. government agencies, particularly the Department of Defense and federal enterprises. The company specializes in enterprise infrastructure modernization, cloud and virtualization technologies, cybersecurity compliance, and mission-critical application support across domains including human resources systems, security infrastructure, and enterprise operations. Leidos delivers solutions that span middleware platforms, container orchestration, virtual machine management, and complex enterprise system administration in secure, production environments.
