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# Mainframe Storage Engineer

- **Company:** Starbound NYC  L.L.C.
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $143,913.0 - $187,093.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Z/OS, Data Storage Management, Data Management, ZFS File System, Servicenow
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us5eb1d3b148e61050f718735ba28909c0

## About the Role

* 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.

## 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.


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