Mainframe Storage Operations Engineer

• Serve as a Mainframe Storage Operations Engineer
• Perform daily mainframe storage operations using z/OS tools
• Optimize SMS/DASD utilization
• Verify HSM/DLM health and space
• Audit volumes/datasets across both plexes
• Submit CRs/incidents as needed to maintain reliability.
• Produce required compliance/capacity reporting (SCRT/SMF)
• Verify reclaim/housekeeping automation
• Complete operational work such as:
• Disk initialization
• Tape consolidations
• Maintenance of core storage software
• Coordinate Dell hardware patching/upgrades
• Monitor PowerMax/DLM/Data Domain health and certificates
• Check SMS pools for utilization daily
• Make adjustments to insure the proper and efficient use of resources
• Check the Storage environment and submit Incidents to insure storage reliability
• Check each HSM Control Datasets percentages
• Check HSM for if any HSM functions might be in a held status
• Check to see DLM allocate and remaining free space
• Check Storage and Spill volumes on both Plex’s
• Check for production DS on test volumes and test DS on production volumes
• Create and distribute SCRT reports (monthly)
• Create and run tape connected pair consolidations
• Install and maintain the following products:
• DLM Utilities
• MF Enablers
• Solutions Enabler (MF and Windows)
• GDDR
• TapeCopy
• Unisphere (Windows)
• Disaster Recovery
• Verify Mainframe production datasets before splitting Mainframe Storage
• Activate Eagan Mainframe Network Nodes
• MF System Housekeeping: run DR SMF/SCRT data collection jobs
• De-activate/shutdown network mainframe
• Dell Hardware Maintenance:
• Patch/upgrade/fix DLM, DD and PowerMax hardware
• Monitor EMC Hardware status

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related (preferred)
• Platform Storage engineering experience
• EMC/Dell storage administration experience within the past five years
• IBM Mainframe systems programming and administration experience
• Strong experience with DT storage
• DLM experience is required

Must be a US Citizen - USPS Security Clearance Highly Preferred Job Type: Full-time