Mainframe Storage Engineer

Starbound NYC L.L.C.

Baltimore, MD, United States

6 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

7 years minimum

Compensation

$143,913.0 - $187,093.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerjet.com

Tech stack

Disaster Recovery Job Control Language (JCL) IBM Mainframe Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) Linux Commands Mainframes Oracle (Applications) Performance Tuning Ansible TCP/IP Virtual Storage Access Methods Virtual Tape Library

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Job description

We are seeking an experienced Mainframe Storage Engineer to support CGI Federal/SSA in managing and enhancing enterprise-scale IBM z/OS storage infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with IBM Mainframe Storage, DASD, Virtual Tape, SMS, HSM, Disaster Recovery, Replication, and Storage Automation in large-scale, mission-critical environments.

Requirements

7+ years of experience as a Mainframe Storage Engineer supporting IBM z/OS environments.
Strong expertise with IBM z/OS, SMS, HSM, ABARS, ISMF, JCL, ISPF, IDCAMS, TSO, VSAM, BSAM, QSAM, BPAM, and OAM.
Hands-on experience with Dell PowerMax DASD, Dell EMC DLm8500, Oracle VSM/VSMc, VLE, ZFS Virtual Tape Libraries, PowerScale, ECS, Data Domain, and DDMC.
Experience with CA-1 Tape Management System (TMS), CA Vantage, BMC MainView SRM, StopX37, Rocket BRM, and TREX.
Strong knowledge of storage replication, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, capacity planning, performance tuning, SRDF/GDDR, snapshots, and electronic vaulting.
Experience with Ansible automation, Linux command line, ServiceNow, and enterprise storage monitoring.
Familiarity with FICON, TCP/IP, Storage Management System (SMS) design, and enterprise storage architecture.
Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
Bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Skills:

Experience supporting Federal Government/SSA mainframe environments.
Expertise in virtual tape architectures, cyber resilience, storage transformation, and disaster recovery planning.
Experience designing and deploying enterprise storage infrastructure and migration strategies.
Ability to work independently in a 24x7 mission-critical production environment.