Mainframe Storage (DASD and Tape) Engineer
About The Position
This role involves z/OS Storage Management, including daily activities related to SMS routines, monitoring DASD pools, housekeeping batch jobs, and providing on-call support. The engineer will troubleshoot space issues, perform migrate and archive functions, and implement routine storage type changes based on client requests. Responsibilities also include troubleshooting JCL errors, creating and maintaining core system backups, and monitoring IBM TS7700 grids. The position requires understanding and executing incident, change, and problem management processes, implementing new storage solutions, and performing and leading Disaster Recovery (DR) drills. The engineer will also create and manage SMS spools, configure Tape and DASD hardware devices, conduct peer reviews of storage changes, administer storage software, and set up and troubleshoot storage replication. A key aspect of the role is troubleshooting IBM grid failures, with an in-depth understanding of monitoring and managing them across multiple clusters and locations, and leading storage restoration efforts during outages. The role includes an on-call rotation of 7x24 and requires GDPS knowledge.
Requirements
- z/OS Storage Management
- SMS routines
- DASD pools monitoring
- housekeeping batch jobs
- on-call support
- Troubleshoot space issues
- Migrate and archive functions
- Implement storage type changes
- Troubleshoot JCL errors
- Create and maintain core system backups
- Monitor IBM TS7700 grids
- Incident, change and problem processes
- Implement new storage solutions
- Perform and Lead DR drills
- Create and manage SMS spools
- Configure Tape and DASD hardware devices
- Peer reviews storage changes
- Administration of Storage software
- Setup and troubleshoot storage replication (Tape and DASD)
- Troubleshoot IBM grid failures
- Monitor and manage IBM grids across multiple clusters in multiple locations
- Lead Storage restoration efforts during outages
- Oncall 7 x 24 rotation
- GDPS knowledge
Responsibilities
- Perform daily Storage mgmt activities relating to SMS routines, DASD pools monitoring housekeeping batch jobs and oncall support.
- Troubleshoot basic space issues, perform migrate and archive functions.
- Implement routine storage type changes relating to client requests to add or move volumes.
- Troubleshoot JCL errors and resolve them.
- Create and maintain core system backups.
- Login and monitor IBM TS7700 grids.
- Understand the incident, change and problem processes and execute the processes.
- Implement new storage solutions.
- Perform and Lead DR drills and provide direction to other drill team members.
- Create and manage SMS spools.
- Configure Tape and DASD hardware devices from the device level.
- Peer reviews all storage changes that the team executes.
- Administration of Storage software.
- Setup and troubleshoot storage replication (Tape and DASD).
- Troubleshoot IBM grid failures and have an in depth understanding of how monitor and manage it across multiple clusters in multiple locations.
- Lead Storage restoration efforts during outages.
- Provide Oncall 7 x 24 rotation
- GDPS knowledge
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- employee wellness
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
