z/OS Mainframe Storage Engineer
Core
Manage, support, and optimize enterprise mainframe storage infrastructure for IBM z/OS environments, ensuring high availability and resilience for business-critical systems.
Role type
Senior IC z/OS Mainframe Storage Engineer
Builds
Production storage infrastructure, backup/recovery solutions, and disaster recovery capabilities for enterprise mainframes
Domain
Mainframe computing, Enterprise Storage, Financial Services/Banking
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
IBM DS8000 Series Storage administration, DSCLI, GDPS, PPRC Metro Mirror, DFHSM, DFDSS, ICKDSF, SMS, z/OS IODF Administration, HMC & LPAR Management, SMP/E, z/OSMF, FICON Storage Networking, Mainframe Backup & Recovery, Disaster Recovery Planning
Preferred skills
CA-1, CA Vantage, CA Disk, TDMF/TDMFS, NetView, System Automation (SA z/OS), CA OPS/MVS, Storage performance monitoring, Enterprise-scale storage migration, IBM Parallel Sysplex architectures
Technologies
IBM DS8870, DS8K Family, TS7720 Virtual Tape Systems, EMC DLm Virtual Tape, Broadcom/Brocade storage networking, NetView, System Automation, CA OPS/MVS, z/OSMF, SMP/E
Responsibilities
Manage mainframe disk and storage administration including installation, removal, upgrades, and provisioning; Perform daily operational activities like health checks, incident management, and monitoring; Plan and implement storage capacity expansions and infrastructure changes; Administer backup, recovery, archival, and disaster recovery solutions; Collaborate with systems programming, network, database, and application teams; Utilize automation tools to improve operational efficiency; Design and support IBM zSeries storage architectures; Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC