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# Principal Systems - Mainframe Storage Engineer

- **Company:** U.S. Bank, National Association
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $119,765.0 - $140,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Disaster Recovery, IBM Parallel Sysplex, Information Lifecycle Management, Mainframes, NetApp Applications, Performance Tuning, Virtual Tape Library, Virtualization Technology, Z/OS, System Availability, Information Technology, Data Management, Tools for Reporting
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5a9fb09c0bec51a2

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
 * At least 7 years of experience within a total information technology (IT) environment
 * At least 7 years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure, * Strong expertise supporting IBM z/OS Storage Infrastructure.
 * Experience with Enterprise Storage Arrays (IBM, Dell EMC, Hitachi, Pure, NetApp, HPE, etc.).
 * Exposure to Storage Replication and Disaster Recovery technologies.
 * Experience with Virtualization, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure), or Hybrid Platforms.
 * Knowledge of Data Lifecycle Management and storage governance.(DFSMS, including SMS, DFHSM, ICF Catalogs, storage groups, and automated data lifecycle management)
 * Experience with GDPS, storage replication technologies, high availability architectures, and enterprise disaster recovery solutions.
 * Strong understanding of backup, recovery, cyber resiliency, Safeguarded Copy, and data protection best practices.
 * Proven ability to perform capacity planning, storage forecasting, utilization analysis, and performance tuning in large-scale environments.
 * Experience developing automation, scripting, monitoring, and reporting solutions to streamline storage operations.
 * Strong troubleshooting skills with expertise in incident management, root cause analysis, problem resolution, and production support.
 * Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to create technical documentation, operational procedures, architecture standards, and leadership-ready updates.

## Description

* Design, implement, administer, and optimize IBM z/OS storage environments, including IBM DS8000 DASD and IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape platforms.
 * Manage storage replication, business continuity, and disaster recovery solutions, ensuring high availability and resiliency across critical mainframe environments.
 * Administer DFSMS technologies, including SMS, DFHSM, ICF Catalogs, storage groups, and policy-based data management.
 * Perform capacity planning, utilization forecasting, growth analysis, and storage performance optimization to support enterprise workloads.
 * Support GDPS-enabled recovery environments through testing, validation, failover exercises, and resiliency planning.
 * Implement and maintain backup, recovery, cyber resiliency, Safeguarded Copy, and data protection solutions to meet operational and regulatory requirements.
 * Develop automation, scripting, monitoring, and reporting solutions that improve operational efficiency, service reliability, and risk management.
 * Collaborate with engineering, application, infrastructure, operations, and vendor teams to troubleshoot complex storage issues, support modernization initiatives, and drive continuous improvement.