Senior Mainframe Storage Engineer - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

4d•$112,700 - $193,200•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Mainframe Storage Engineer ensures resilient and scalable z/OS storage environments, harnessing AI to anticipate growth, optimize resources, and drive operational efficiency. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Requirements

10+ years working with IBM DASD and IBM VTS technology
10+ years working with IBM DFSMS, DFHSM and DFDSS
10+ years of Experience managing and troubleshooting storage systems and all dataset types (VSAM, sequential, PDS, PDS/e, etc.)
10+ years of Experience with coding SMS ACS Routines
10+ years of Experience with configuring DS8k Storage Arrays
8+ years of hands-on experience with IBM GDPS/MGM environments
Experience with an x37 abend recovery tool i.e., IBM Tivoli Advanced Allocation Manager
Experience with IDCAMS and other IBM Utilities
Experience with mainframe JCL
Experience with REXX and/or SAS coding
Experience with IBM RMM and CA1 tape management software
Experience with hardware encryption software
Hands on Experience working with IBM Spectrum Control
Working knowledge of IBM solutions related to Transparent Cloud Tiering, Safeguarded Copy and MGM 4 Site solutions
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Responsibilities

Provide day to day zSeries Storage administration to support the storage environment for zSeries platforms
Provide 7x24 rotating on-call support for Optum’s zSeries Storage environment. Resolve all production issues either reported or identified by automated monitoring systems
Perform zSeries Storage capacity planning to monitor space and take proactive steps to prevent issues.
Work with zSeries applications and other zSeries Platform teams to troubleshoot complex problems that impact our customer’s ability to perform required business functions
Utilize industry standard technologies to ensure the integrity and recoverability of zSeries provisioned storage such as backups, performance monitoring, etc.
Plan, coordinate and implement changes to the mainframe storage environment as needed, based on business requirements
Coordination with vendors for zSeries hardware and software support as needed
Ability to use AI tools to analyze data and provide recommendations and implement solutions
Ability to use M365 Copilot AI to recap meetings and draft emails
Ability to stay educated in the role of AI for a Mainframe Storage Administrator
Plan, coordinate and implement changes to the mainframe storage environment related to a GDPS/MGM environment working closely with zOS Automation team
Configure zSeries Storage Arrays as needed to maintain replication, capacity and Ransomware protection