Apply on Employer Site

S3 Connections LLC · 10 hours ago

Database Specialist - Guardium Z/os

Plano, TX

Contract

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

S3 Connections LLC is seeking a Database Specialist - Guardium Z/os to join their Infrastructure Development team. This role involves designing, implementing, and supporting secure database monitoring platforms using IBM Guardium to protect sensitive data, while collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance and operational standards are met.

Information Technology & Services

Hiring Manager

Raj Praveen

Responsibilities

As a member of the Infrastructure Development team, you will dive right into creating innovative solutions that advance businesses and careers

You’ll join an inspiring and curious team of technologists dedicated to developing and deploy large scale infrastructure solutions that supports JPMC’s diverse and critical businesses

You will be using the latest technologies, data management and security practices in all aspects of software development

You will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and supporting secure database monitoring platforms that enable the protection of sensitive data for customers and businesses worldwide

You will be responsible for the installation, configuration, and ongoing support of highly resilient and stable Guardium DAM environments, leveraging automation and scripting to streamline deployments and operations

In this role, you will apply your expertise in database security and monitoring to design tailored Guardium solutions based on project requirements, validate system performance and scalability, and ensure monitoring, alerting, and compliance objectives are fully met

You will collaborate closely with infrastructure, database, and security teams to test, optimize, and verify that Guardium implementations meet both operational and regulatory standards

Strong understanding of z/OS operating system, including SMP/E, datasets, RACF/ACF2/Top Secret, JES2/JES3, USS

Experience with mainframe networking (TCP/IP, VTAM) and port security requirements

Knowledge of z/OS sysprog fundamentals, IPL processes, PARMLIB members, and subsystem configuration

Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Guardium S-TAP for z/OS, Guardium z/OS Toolkit components, DB2 and IMS database activity monitoring via Guardium

Experience with Guardium Policy Templates, security rules, and monitoring configurations

Ability to configure and troubleshoot Guardium buffering, log streaming, and filtering for mainframe DB2 workloads

Understanding of Guardium traffic flows from S-TAP to Collector and Aggregator

Deploying and administering VSI for Guardium Collector on z/OS

Deploying and administering VSI for Guardium Aggregator on z/OS

Understanding the lifecycle of VSIs (deploy, upgrade, patching, rollback)

Performance tuning of Guardium VSI workloads on z/OS

Storage allocation planning and monitoring for VSI environments

DB2 for z/OS internals and knowledge of data access paths requiring monitoring

Experience configuring DB2 audit traces, IFCIDs relevant to Guardium monitoring

Understanding of privileged access monitoring (PAM) and security control points

Experience with security compliance frameworks (SOX, PCI, internal audit, etc.)

Expertise with TCP/IP encryption, certificates, TLS/SSL for Guardium connections

Understanding Guardium communication channels (collector ↔ aggregator, S-TAP ↔ collector)

Experience engaging network teams for firewall openings, routing, load balancing

Knowledge of REXX, JCL, ISPF scripting, and UNIX System Services scripting for automation surrounding Guardium processes

Ability to automate Guardium log management, health-check routines, and deployment tasks

Support capability for Guardium-related outages or monitoring gaps

Strong troubleshooting abilities for S-TAP connectivity failures, Guardium policy performance issues, Collector/aggregator data flow problems, VSI resource or performance degradation

Ability to interpret Guardium alerts, dashboards, and compliance reports

Experience working directly with Audit, Cybersecurity, and Risk & Control teams

Documenting installation procedures, failover steps, and recovery processes

Qualification

Data Activity MonitoringGuardium on z/OSZ/OS operating systemDB2 monitoringREXX scriptingJCL scriptingTCP/IP networkingGuardium Policy TemplatesAudit compliance frameworksTroubleshooting skillsCollaborationCritical thinkingDocumentation skills

Required

DAM: Data Activity Monitoring, Guardium

Strong understanding of z/OS operating system, including SMP/E, datasets, RACF/ACF2/Top Secret, JES2/JES3, USS

Experience with mainframe networking (TCP/IP, VTAM) and port security requirements

Knowledge of z/OS sysprog fundamentals, IPL processes, PARMLIB members, and subsystem configuration

Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Guardium S-TAP for z/OS

Installation, configuration, and maintenance of Guardium z/OS Toolkit components

Installation, configuration, and maintenance of DB2 and IMS database activity monitoring via Guardium