Infrastructure Engineering Advisor - Mainframe z/OS Storage Administrator

Cigna Group•Bloomfield, CT

1d•Remote

About The Position

The Mainframe z/OS Storage Administrator Advisor is a hands-on, client-facing role responsible for supporting and enforcing policies, procedures, and best practices within the mainframe storage environment, including IBM DS8000 and TS7700 platforms. This position requires performing configuration changes through ServiceNow during scheduled change windows, including occasional off-hours or night work.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in mainframe z/OS storage administration
Strong experience with IBM DS8000 and TS7700 storage environments
Hands-on expertise with DFSMS, DFHSM, FDR, GDPS (Metro/Global Mirror, HyperSwap)
Experience with storage allocation, monitoring, Flash Copy, backup/recovery, and disaster recovery
Proficiency with JCL and ISPF utilities
Experience with change management processes (e.g., ServiceNow)
Ability to support on-call rotations and off-hours change windows
Self-starter with strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

Support and maintain mainframe z/OS storage environments
Perform storage configuration changes through ServiceNow change management processes
Manage storage allocation, monitoring, utilization, and backup/recovery activities
Support and enhance disaster recovery strategies and processes
Administer and support DFSMS, DFHSM, DFDSS, DFSMSrmm, FDR, and GDPS environments
Support IBM DS8000 and TS7700 storage systems
Utilize and support JCL and ISPF utilities
Support DB2 SLB (HSM Fast Replication backup) processes
Leverage storage tools including IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Manager, IBM Advanced Catalog Management, and DFSMS Advanced Allocation Manager
Monitor storage environments using tools such as CA Vantage or IBM Omegamon XE
Participate in on-call rotations and off-hours change windows