AMI Cloud Architect - location flexible across Europe

BMC Software, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Project Architect focused on mainframe modernization. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge products that enhance mainframe systems for some of the world's largest organizations. You'll leverage your extensive experience in mainframe technologies, guiding teams through complex storage migrations and providing consultative support to clients. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, this innovative firm encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply, ensuring a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Embrace the opportunity to make a significant impact in a role that values your unique skills and insights.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of mainframe technical experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer.
• Expert in storage and tape migrations with various products.

Responsibilities

• Drive deliverables and set priorities in a consultative capacity.
• Mentor colleagues and promote best practices in storage solutions.

Skills

Mainframe Technical Experience

Consultative Skills

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

REXX Development

Tools

BMC Products

IBM Products

CA-Broadcom Products

Storage Management Tools

Job description

This role can be based remotely in United Kingdom

Description and Requirements

At BMC trust is not just a word - it's a way of life!

We are currently hiring for a Senior Project Architect aligned to our Mainframe Business. The IZOT product line includes BMC’s Intelligent Z Optimization & Transformation products, which help the world’s largest companies to monitor and manage their mainframe systems. The modernization of mainframe is the beating heart of our product line, and we achieve this goal by developing products that improve the developer experience, the mainframe integration, the speed of application development, the quality of the code and the applications’ security, while reducing operational costs and risks.

Mandatory Experience:

• 10+ relevant years mainframe technical experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer
• 3+ years working in Services or projects, preferably Customer facing in a professional consultative capacity
• Expert experience in storage migrations from products like CA-Disk, CA-Vantage, CA-Faver, CA-Allocate, IBM DFSMShsm, IBM DFSMSdss, IBM DFSMSacs.
• Expert experience in tape migrations from storage products like CA-1, CA-TLMS, IBM DFSMSrmm.
• Expert experience in BMC storage related products such as FDR/FDRABR, AMI Storage, Control-M/Tape.
• Knowledge of BMC AMI Cloud solution and S3 storage offerings.
• Expert experience in mainframe disk storage vendor hardware solutions (IBM/DELL etc)
• Expert experience in mainframe tape storage vendor hardware solutions (IBM/DELL etc)
• Experience in developing REXX based solutions for validation and migration purposes
• Consultative skills with customers, and contractors when driving deliverables and setting priorities
• A self-starter, willing to work without a net with a proven ability to meet assigned timelines with high quality, complete deliverables in unsupervised, often remote, situations.
• Willingness to mentor and share ideas and knowledge with other colleagues promoting best practices.
• Demonstrable experience in deployment lifecycle across multiple environments (Test, Dev, QA, and Production).
• Demonstrated success in building key relationships in the past with Sales, Technical Support, Application Teams, and Product Engineering.
• Demonstrable experience in producing and presenting disaster recovery solutions for Pre-Sales purposes based on Customer requirements.
• Migration experience with automation, scheduling, Tape Management, Data Center, Storage and DR/BC.
• Strong experience with install and configuration of OEM software products, such as BMC, IBM and CA-Broadcom products
• Strengths: Great Communicator, Problem Solving, Coaching / Mentoring, Storage Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Our commitment to you!

BMC’s culture is built around its people. We have 6000+ brilliant minds working together across the globe. You won’t be known just by your employee number, but for your true authentic self. BMC lets you be YOU!

If after reading the above, you’re unsure if you meet the qualifications of this role but are deeply excited about BMC and this team, we still encourage you to apply! We want to attract talents from diverse backgrounds and experience to ensure we face the world together with the best ideas!

BMC is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race, age, sex, creed, color, religion, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, disabled veteran or status as a protected veteran.

BMC Software maintains a strict policy of not requesting any form of payment in exchange for employment opportunities, upholding a fair and ethical hiring process.

The annual base salary range represents the low and high end of the BMC salary range for this position. Actual salaries depend on a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training, licensure, and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

The range listed is just one component of BMC's employee compensation package. Other rewards may include a variable plan and country specific benefits.

At BMC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at /near the top of the range. A reasonable estimate of the current range is £ 80,925 - £ 134,875.