Senior Public Service Administrator-Mainframe Storage Administrator

State of Illinois•Springfield, IL

92d•Onsite

About The Position

The Illinois Office of the Comptroller is seeking applicants for the position of Senior Public Service Administrator - Mainframe Storage Administrator. The Comptroller is the chief fiscal control officer for the Illinois government, charged by the Constitution with maintaining the state’s central fiscal accounts and ordering payments into and out of the appropriate funds. The office processes more than 16 million transactions annually and serves as a “fiscal watchdog” to ensure that all state payments meet the requirements of the law. The Comptroller’s office provides meaningful and timely fiscal information to help state policymakers adopt effective policies. The office continually seeks new ways to improve how it serves the public. The Comptroller has updated and streamlined the Comptroller’s website and has led the process of updating the state’s payroll and accounting systems. Comptroller Mendoza is committed to running the Office of Comptroller as a financial watchdog for the interest of Illinois citizens and to installing the most modern and transparent systems to make the state’s financial information available to all.

Requirements

Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with course work in information systems, computer science, mathematics, statistics, public or business administration.
Requires four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in implementing storage management policies, working on SMS (Storage Management Subsystem) system, installing management software on MVS (Multiple Virtual Storage) and in disaster recovery, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.
Requires extensive knowledge of vendor supplied software and operating systems and communication support for large computer systems.
Requires extensive knowledge of data processing systems including the analysis, design, and control of information.
Requires ability to conduct research projects and make appropriate revisions to the system.
Requires ability to coordinate the activities of programming and system analysis to accomplish the desired improvements in the software program.
Requires extensive knowledge of IBM system software.
Requires extensive knowledge of set up and maintenance of DFHSM (Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager)/SMS (Storage Management Subsystem).
Requires knowledge of disaster recovery concepts.
Requires knowledge of storage management policies.
Requires ability to understand office programs and service objectives, activities and operational systems.
Requires ability to express ideas clearly both orally and in writing.
Requires ability to develop and maintain satisfactory working relationships with employee’s state agency points of contact and vendor representatives.
Requires ability to understand laws, administrative rules, regulations, procedures and policies governing the Office of Comptroller.
Requires ability to participate in complex projects, including identifying and resolving problems to ensure project accuracy and timelines.
Requires ability to exercise judgment and discretion in developing, implementing and interpreting departmental policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Deep understanding of mainframe DASD environments and performance optimization techniques.
Proficiency in managing and administering virtual tape systems (VTS) and physical tape libraries.
Experience with mainframe storage replication technologies (e.g., GDPS, XRS).
Strong knowledge of IBM SMS (Storage Management Subsystem) and HSM (Hierarchical Storage Manager) for automated storage tiering and data lifecycle management.
Experience with CA-1 Tape Management System.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP protocols and mainframe network configurations.
Experience with IBM Communications Server and related network security configurations.
Knowledge of network monitoring and troubleshooting tools on the mainframe.
Extensive experience with z/OS system programming, including PARMLIB maintenance, IPL procedures, and system customization.
Proficiency in using SMP/E for installing and managing software products on z/OS.
Strong knowledge of z/OS security concepts and tools (e.g., RACF, ACF2, Top Secret)
Experience with z/OS performance monitoring and tuning using tools like RMF and Omegamon.
Experience with COBOL, JCL, REXX, Assembler, and other relevant mainframe programming languages.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, reviews, and maintains the Information Technology Disaster Contingency Plan.
Develops and coordinates procedures with technical support staff for recovery operations.
Performs liaison duties with outside entities, recovery specialists, and state agencies to coordinate recovery procedures and requirements.
Plans, coordinates, implements, and maintains mainframe software tools and products.
Works independently with operations personnel, application programming staff, and support personnel for software implementation and modification.
Serves as primary software support contact for various mainframe software products.
Prepares comprehensive reports for management on issues related to software implementation or modification.
Resolves technical problems.
Develops schedules for system and data backups.
Reviews output to ensure accuracy and completeness of process.
Develops and writes procedures for technicians; tests procedures for data and system restoration.
Implements storage management policies and standards for operation and programming.
Provides problem resolution for technical problems and establishes problem resolution guidelines.
Plans and/or participates in special projects as assigned.
Performs other related duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties defined above.