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Job Description Summary:

The Technical Support Engineer III delivers advanced technical support to Rocket customers within the z/Security Business Unit, resolving complex issues related to product installation, configuration, and functionality. This role requires strong Tier 3 support experience, including handson exposure to IBM Guardium Data Security and MultiFactor Authentication solutions.
Working with a high degree of autonomy, the engineer independently diagnoses and troubleshoots escalated issues, performs rootcause analysis, and drives resolution in partnership with customers and internal Engineering teams. The Technical Support Engineer III serves as a senior technical resource within the team, contributing expertise to complex problem scenarios while operating with limited direction in a collaborative, fastpaced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Able to assess customer needs and set expectations
• Provide moderate application guidance and level II customer support and resolution for assigned product list
• Verify accuracy of business impact statements as provided by the customer
• Perform problem verification by confirming a customer's environment, error messages, and symptoms of a problem
• Able to troubleshoot common problems
• Use testing tools for troubleshooting
• Research moderate to complex cases using knowledgebases, documentation etc.
• Gather and analyze information to develop reproducible cases
• Prepare, recommend and implement solutions
• Mastery of creating case tracking details for use by team members for similar/future problem resolution
• Assist other Support Engineers at different levels
• Accountable for team and individual results
• Participate in internal projects and other work as directed
• Self-directed learning to expand expertise of IBM/Rocket Software products
• Contributes to training content, as necessary
• Act as a point of escalation in the preparation, recommendation, and implementation of solutions for junior technical support team members
• Available for some after hours, weekend and holiday work

Required Qualifications:

• Experience Level: 5 to 10+ years in a mainframe systems programming or advanced technical support role.
• Academic Background: A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Advanced English communication for interfacing with global engineering teams and explaining complex root-cause analyses to enterprise clients

IBM Security Guardium STAP for z/OS

• Strong understanding of STAP data monitoring mechanisms, including traffic interception via SMF exits, DB2/IMS/CICS interfaces, and UNIX System Services (USS).
• Experience analyzing and optimizing the CPU and memory footprint of STAP agents running on highvolume production LPARs.
• Proven ability to configure and maintain integration between z/OS agents and the Guardium Collector appliance, including TLS/SSL certificate management.

IBM Z MultiFactor Authentication (MFA)

• Knowledge of integrating multiple authentication factors, including RSA SecurID, RADIUS, PIV/CAC smart cards, and OIDCcompliant identity providers.
• Understanding MFA readiness for z/OS applications such as TSO/E, CICS, and IMS, with the ability to troubleshoot PassTicket and JWT (JSON Web Token)related issues.
• Handson experience configuring PAGENT, ATTLS, and required started tasks to support the MFA services environment.

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Annual salary range for this position is between $89,000.00 - $120,150.00 gross before taxes..

What Rocket Software can offer you in USA:

• Unlimited Vacation Time as well as paid holidays and sick time
• Health and Wellness coverage options for Rocketeers and dependents
• Life and disability coverage
• Fidelity 401(k) and Roth Retirement Savings with matching contributions
• Monthly student debt benefit program
• Tuition Reimbursement and Certificate Reimbursement Program opportunities
• Leadership and skills training opportunities

EOE M/F/Vet/Disability. Rocket Software Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Rocket Software Inc. is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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