Description

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze and configure Mainframe DASD storage availability, SMS constructs, ACS routines
  • Monitor, support, maintain, and enhance associated storage, backups, and data replication for Sysplexes
  • Analyze and determine cause of Mainframe DASD space concerns
  • Configure Mainframe DASD space capacity where required
  • Analyze and configure required SMS modifications
  • Analyze and configure required Mainframe ACS code modifications
  • Monitor DASD storage resources for performance and available space
  • Process required Mainframe SMS construct modifications online using TSO logon
  • Test all changes using the test environment prior to installation
  • Analyze, identify and perform catalog reorg’s
  • Analyze and configure management class constructs defining retention requirements for data sets.
  • Analyze and configure Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) parameter library members assigned to control execution
  • Fulfill SNOW ticket requests for mainframe customers in a timely manner as they pertain to Mainframe Storage administration and related products
  • Analyze and perform the steps to reorganize control data sets
  • Support and configure IBM Mainframe storage management disciplines utilizing DF/SMS ACS routines
  • Review Mainframe DASD storage thresholds to determine adequate space availability
  • Analyze and determine cause of DASD space concerns
  • Analysis of Mainframe DASD storage usage availability
  • Provide estimates and recommendation of DASD and storage requirements
  • Configure DASD storage space available to correct DASD space shortage
  • Review Mainframe backup schedules to determine adequate recoverability
  • Review data replication resource availability and status
  • Analyze, determine and provide resolution of DASD backup and data replication failures
  • Document, report and address in ticketing system, the status of tape storage availability issues
  • Review Mainframe DASD performance with 3rd party vendor personnel verbally and in writing
  • Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience
  • 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
  • Perform data and volume recovery
  • Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones
  • Interact with hardware and software vendors as required
  • Maintain documentation of issue cause, action, and resolution in the designated problem tracking system
  • In joint co-operation with the Disaster Recovery Services and other technical teams, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer's disaster recovery plans
  • Aid and assist other mainframe teams as required to support them and our clients.
  • Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations
  • Follow SNOW change control procedures

 

Qualifications:

  • Experience with z System architectures (z/OS/z/VM)
  • Must have experience with DASD
  • Must have experience with storage
  • Knowledge in z/OS , z/VM, SMP/E, JES/EJES , TSO / ISPF , DFSMS Management, Capacity Management, VTAM, and JCL
  • Knowledge on hardware such as IBM TS7700 series and EMC, VMAX
  • Experience in Installation and using IBM TS7700 series and EMC, replication software.
  • Must be able to support 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
  •  Knowledge of MS teams
  • Knowledge and experience with SAS
  • Understanding of JES3
  • Knowledge of doing SMF or RMF research
  • Ability to perform ISPF commands to manipulate data file editing

 

Education:

  • Master’s degree (computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline) and 10 years of prior relevant experience
  • Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (20 years total)

Education

Any Graduate