Job Description:

Freddie Mac has an exciting opportunity for a senior mainframe infrastructure engineer to add to our existing team. The team is accountable for managing work efforts for the z/os infrastructure, hardware, software, monitoring and coordinating across business, application teams, and the managed services vendor.

Your Impact:
Identifies technical risks to planned system upgrades and works toward identifying and implementing mitigations to those risks.
Reviews completion and implementation of system upgrades and/or enhancements and makes recommendations to management on opportunities for improvement.
Identifies, analyzes, and resolves system problems.

Qualifications:
5+ years of hands on experience in mainframe infrastructure engineering
Knowledge of z/OS architectures and z/OS internals
Knowledge of the zSecure tool and its is own language, Carla, for customization a plus
Knowledge of mainframe security related to pervasive encryption a plus
Knowledge of mainframe security related to supporting audits & findings - in reference to BSCs, key managements a plus
Knowledge of IBM Mainframe System - JCL, CICS, SQL, z/OS, DB2, IMS, VSAM, XML, TSO/ISPF.

Keys to Success in this Role:
Proactive and ability to think creatively and execute in a manner that respects and meets appropriate internal controls.
Very strong attention to detail, ability to execute process, and follow through on tasks, with significant organizational, project and program management skills.
Excellent communications skills, including comfort interacting with internal management and external stakeholders.

Freddie Mac has an exciting opportunity for a mainframe engineering infrastructure senior to add to our existing mainframe infrastructure team. The team is accountable for managing work efforts for the z/os infrastructure, hardware, software, monitoring and coordinating across business, application teams, and the managed services vendor.
Required Skills : IBM Mainframe Must Haves: o The need here is for a mainframe engineer specializing in Z/OS. o Specific tool must haves are going to be zSecure & Carla. o Knowledge of mainframe security related to encryption. Knowledge of mainframe security related to supporting audits & findings - in reference to BSCs (baseline security configs), key managements. o Knowledge of IBM Mainframe System.
Basic Qualification :
Additional Skills :
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :Yes
Exclusive to Apex :No
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set : :No
Type of project :Development/Engineering
Master Job Title :Other
Branch Code :DC Metro Commercial