Senior Mainframe Storage Architect | DR & DS8000 Expert

MainframeMaster; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Westpac is seeking a Senior Mainframe Storage Specialist in Sydney/Melbourne to support a complex mainframe environment and advance storage capabilities. You will contribute to design, development, and ongoing maintenance of mainframe storage solutions and disaster recovery strategies.

The role requires extensive experience with IBM DS8000, TS7700, and Brocade SAN, along with GDPS expertise and strong analytical skills. On-call rotation and after-hours support are part of the duties.

Qualifications

• Ten+ years relevant IT mainframe industry experience with at least three years in a highly technical role.
• Seven+ years’ experience in a complex IT infrastructure environment incorporating storage management, operational management, configuration and maintenance.
• Advanced knowledge in the mainframe storage management domain, with experience in managing IBM DS8000, TS7700 and Brocade SAN technologies.
• Advanced knowledge in GDPS, data replication and disaster recovery, with experience in complex implementation and recovery scenarios.
• Strong analysis, problem solving and troubleshooting and consultative skills.
• Availability to participate in a rotating on-call roster and provide after-hours support in accordance with business and operational requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Westpac’s complex mainframe environment and increase their technical expertise.
• Contribute to development and maintenance of technical solutions within the mainframe, ensuring detailed design and operations are fit for purpose.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement storage and disaster recovery solutions.
• Provide after-hours support on a rotating on-call roster as required by business needs.

Skills

Mainframe

Storage management

Data replication

Disaster recovery

Problem solving

On-call support

Tools

IBM DS8000

TS7700

Brocade SAN

GDPS

Job description

Westpac is seeking a Senior Mainframe Storage Specialist in Sydney/Melbourne to support a complex mainframe environment and advance storage capabilities. You will contribute to design, development, and ongoing maintenance of mainframe storage solutions and disaster recovery strategies.

The role requires extensive experience with IBM DS8000, TS7700, and Brocade SAN, along with GDPS expertise and strong analytical skills. On-call rotation and after-hours support are part of the duties.