Senior Mainframe Storage Specialist

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

# Senior Mainframe Storage SpecialistWestpacFull-timeSydney, NSW, Australia; Melbourne, VIC, Australia0 viewsPosted October 19, 2026## Job DescriptionCreate your best future and join Westpac as a Senior **Mainframe** Storage Specialist.What’s the role?Infrastructure & Operations is embarking on a new operating model putting Westpac technologists in the driving seat by investing in our engineering skills to enable a proactive operating model.The Infrastructure Services Specialist within the **Mainframe** Infrastructure Services team is required to support Westpac’s complex **mainframe** environment and increase their technical expertise.The role plays an important role in the development and maintenance of technical solutions within the **Mainframe** and ensures that the detailed design and operations are fit for purpose.## Requirements & SkillsWhat do I need?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.## How to ApplyApply directly through the application link above