Senior Mainframe Storage Engineer – DS8000 & GDPS

Salt; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt is seeking a Mainframe Storage Engineer to manage IBM DS8000 storage systems and optimise z/OS storage environments. You will design backup/recovery strategies using GDPS and plan capacity to meet future needs, while ensuring data integrity and security.

The role requires strong collaboration with mainframe and IT teams, and involves working across Paris and Brussels with on‑call responsibilities after hours.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands‑on experience with IBM DS8000.
• Proven expertise in GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex).
• Strong knowledge of z/OS storage architecture.
• Skills in capacity planning, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
• Familiarity with storage security standards.

Responsibilities

• Administering IBM DS8000 storage systems and ensuring high availability.
• Designing and implementing backup and recovery strategies using GDPS.
• Planning for future storage capacity and performance needs.
• Ensuring data integrity and compliance with security protocols.
• Collaborating with Mainframe and cross-functional IT teams.

Skills

IBM DS8000

GDPS

z/OS storage

Capacity planning

Performance tuning

Incident resolution

Storage security

English communication

Tools

REXX

Python

Job description

Salt is seeking a Mainframe Storage Engineer to manage IBM DS8000 storage systems and optimise z/OS storage environments. You will design backup/recovery strategies using GDPS and plan capacity to meet future needs, while ensuring data integrity and security.

The role requires strong collaboration with mainframe and IT teams, and involves working across Paris and Brussels with on‑call responsibilities after hours.