Mainframe Systems Programmer - Storage

About the role

Position Summary

As a member of the mainframe Storage team, the responsible individual will work on storage infrastructure administration, configuration, and installation. This encompasses DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backup and DR capabilities. The associate will perform software and hardware refreshes, customer migrations and daily customer support.

Key Areas of Focus for this Role

- Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for our customers.

- Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs.

- Perform problem diagnostics and resolution.

- Create and oversee jobs for daily, weekly, and monthly backups.

- Participate in Data Center migration projects using multiple methodologies.

- Perform data and volume recovery.

- Perform data migrations between storage frames for existing customers.

- Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests.

- Interact with account management and with our customers.

- Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.

- Mentor and train Storage team members.

What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role

Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

- A minimum of 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree. Relevant work experience will be considered in place of a bachelor’s degree.

- Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills.

- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.

- Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems.

- Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS.

- Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans

- Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing.

- Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication.

- Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software.

- Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape.

- Functional skills with Dell/EMC.

- Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF.

- Knowledge of GDPR General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)

Why Ensono?

Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.