Mainframe Security Engineer - TSS

  • Morgan Stanley
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Full Time

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Risk & Resiliency Mgmt II position at the Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions that could impact the organization, plus management of ongoing incidents.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) delivers shared technology services for the Firm supporting all business applications and end users. ETS provides capabilities for all stages of the firm's software development lifecycle, enabling productive coding, functional and integration testing, application releases, and ongoing monitoring and support for over 3,000 production applications.

The Mainframe Computing Security team in ETS is responsible for engineering and managing various mainframe authentication and authorization systems. This position is for a senior engineer in Tooling and Project team responsible to design and execute projects aligned to TopSecret security products and other platform integration solutions. The ideal candidate will be working closely with other infrastructure teams (CICS, Systems Programming, Db2, etc.) and business supporting technologists. The candidate should have a strong analytical, organizational and communication skills. The role requires periodic on-call support and maintenance outside of normal working hours as needed to support and resolve security issues.

What you'll do in the role:

  • Engineering support of MS Mainframe Security products (CA/Broadcom-TSS, CA/Broadcom-Compliance Manager, IBM-RACF, IBM-ZSecure suite, TSS Admin Express) and project initiatives

  • Design / support Firm's mainframe initiatives related to encryption, authentication, and authorization (Kerberos, Digital Certificates, Encryption, Pass tickets, and entitlement provision)

  • Interaction with technology teams such as Systems Programming, DBA, CICS/MQ Support, etc.

  • Scheduling/coordination and post implementation validation of software/OS upgrades/patches

  • Leverage new technology features within new releases of security software products currently installed and integrate into our environment.

  • Develop technical solutions to business problems based upon security best practices.

  • Develop automation, tooling, reports, utilities, and batch programs.

  • Troubleshoot and track issue tickets with various vendors.

  • Participate in an on-call rotation and address questions / issues.

  • Coordinate with Security Management team to review security proposals and assess technical feasibility.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • College graduate with 5+ years related work experience on the mainframe

  • Experience with Mainframe security software configuration/ internals (Broadcom/CA-TSS)

  • Ability to program in a command Mainframe batch and reporting languages (C, JCL, and REXX)

  • Experience with distributed technology (such as: UNIX, USS file systems)

  • Experience with z/OS utilities and facilities (such as: ISPF, TSO, SDSF, JES)

  • Experience with database technology (such as: Sybase, DB2, SQL)

  • Capable of working independently with limited oversigh

  • Good project planning, organization, time management skills and ability to multi-tas

  • MS Office business application experience (Excel, Word, Access, Power Point)

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Must be a team player and foster a team first environment and culture

Desired

  • Knowledge of PKI and experience working with the implementation and support of digital certificates, Kerberos, SSL, SSH Knowledge of PERL, shell scripting, OpenSSL, SSH.

  • Systems Programming skills (such as: SMP, SYS1 datasets, assembler language programming)

  • Mainframe Network knowledge

  • Experience with middleware (such as: MQ Series, etc.)

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Salary range for the position: $88,000 - $134,00 / Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit's incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Job ID: 475162290
Originally Posted on: 4/30/2025

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