At least 7 years experience in IT industry as Mainframe Storage Specialist.
Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape) and Storage replication
Analyze and research options for collaborates with exiting external systems.
Root Cause Analysis preparation and meeting Service level agreement for submission
Develop, document and maintain procedures for system utilities such as backup/restore, performance tuning and configuration of environments as well as incremental backups as required.
Initialize / add new DASD volumes and Add new tape volumes. Perform the space management activities such as VTOC resizing, Defrag, Compress/Reclaim/Release/Cleaning of datasets
Manage and Define SMS rules and ACS routines along with reorganization of storage dataset (RMM/HSM CDS & Catalog file)
Disaster recovery planning and performing the recovery test (Tape recovery / DASD Replication / Tape Replication) and Managing the Copy services / GDPS
Problem determination and resolution within expected time frame
Assume personal responsibility for resolving problems in most effective way possible within SLA reaching root cause and preventing problems
Lead daily Operations meetings provided there are no P1 incidents running.
Aid with identifying problem management trends.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related field.
Proven experience as an IBM DataPower Administrator with expertise in managing and configuring DataPower appliances.
Experience in Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape) and Storage replication.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues in a timely manner.
Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross- functional teams.
Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge & Experience in the following (: MF - Tape & DASD Management) areas: DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, ICF Catalog, VSAM, IDCAMs, CA products (CA Disk, CA allocate and CA-1), FDR products, Omegamon XE or related Storage monitoring tools, ICKDSF, Space abends and SMF/Dcollect/BVIR reports.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: IT & Information SecurityRole Category: IT Infrastructure ServicesRole: IT Infrastructure Services - OtherEmployement Type: Full time