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Mainframe Network Admin
TechDigital Corporation
🌏 Worldwide
Hybrid
Staff / Principal
3 days ago
- TCP/IP
- Regulatory Compliance
- z/OS
- Network Security
3 days ago
Position Description:
The Mainframe Network administrator will manage, support, and modernize the mainframe networking environment. The applicant will design, configure, and support mainframe network infrastructure including VTAM, NCP, SNA, and TCP/IP, and will troubleshoot session-level connectivity and session management functions using CA TPX, CL/SuperSession and related tools. Excellent communication skills are required; previous session management migration experience is a plus.
The candidate will lead and execute the migration of session management and networking tools to updated or consolidated platforms, ensuring session continuity and minimal business disruption. Duties include configuring CA-TPX, CL/SuperSession for session routing, security, and user access; planning, testing, and implementing cutover and rollback strategies; coordinating timelines, dependencies, and risk mitigation with vendor teams and internal stakeholders; monitoring session performance pre/post-migration; and maintaining configuration and procedure documentation. The role also ensures security, audit, and regulatory compliance and provides L2/L3 support on an on-call rotation.
Required Skills:
• 8+ years of hands-on mainframe networking
• Strong expertise in SNA and TCP/IP protocols
• CA TPX, CL/SuperSession configuration, administration, session routing and troubleshooting
• Session management tool and network software migration
• Session continuity and cutover/rollback planning
• VTAM, NCP, Communications Server for z/OS
• Troubleshooting, documentation and stakeholder communication
• Able to lead migrations end-to-end, including validation
Desired Skills:
• z/OS and related mainframe operating environments
• High expertise in handling tools like CA TPX and CL/Supersession
• Migrating to CL/SuperSession from other platforms
• Network security protocols and compliance frameworks
Additional or Advantageous Skills:
• BFSI, healthcare or large enterprise mainframe estates
• Vendor tool transition and vendor coordination
• L2/L3 support and on-call rotation
• 8+ years hands-on mainframe networking
• Strong expertise in SNA and TCP/IP protocols
• CA TPX, CL/SuperSession configuration, administration, session routing and troubleshooting
• VTAM, NCP, Communications Server for z/OS
• Able to lead migrations end-to-end, including validation
• z/OS and related mainframe operating environments
• High expertise in handling tools like CA TPX and CL/Supersession
• Migrating to CL/SuperSession from other platforms
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