Mainframe Storage Specialist

Kyndryl India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl India is seeking a seasoned Mainframe Storage Specialist to join our Bengaluru team. You will manage DASD and tape storage in z/OS environments, perform migrations, and ensure capacity planning and high availability across platforms.

The role requires deep knowledge of DFSMS/DFSMSHSM/DFSMSDSS/DFSMSDFP, JES2, IDCAMS, ISMF, TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, and related CA and monitoring tools. Candid expectations include working across global customers and on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Mainframe Storage Administration.
• Experience with DASD and tape data storage solutions (DASD/Tape Configuration and Migration) for mainframes.
• Knowledge of Z/OS Operating System, z/OS(MVS) fundamentals, Storage fundamentals and Storage Devices.
• Strong familiarity with TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, Catalogs, Datasets (PS/PDS/PDSE/GDG), REXX, SAS, SDSF and Spool.
• Experience with DFSMs (DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM), ICF Catalogs, VSAM, IDCAMS, CA products (CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA-1), FDR products, Omegamon XE or similar storage monitoring tools, ICKDSF, and SMF/Dcollect/BVIR reporting.

Responsibilities

• Extensive experience in Mainframe Storage Administration, including DASD and Tape configuration, migration, allocation, backup, recovery, and capacity management in z/OS environments.
• Strong expertise in z/OS (MVS) and storage management ensuring optimal performance and availability.
• Proficiency with storage tools including TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, SDSF, REXX, SAS, IDCAMS, and ICF Catalogs.
• Experience administering Tape Management and Storage Solutions using CA-1, CA Disk, CA Allocate, FDR products, ICKDSF, and OMEGAMON XE for monitoring and reporting.
• Troubleshoot space abends, dataset allocation issues, catalog inconsistencies, and generate SMF, DCollect, BVIR reports for capacity planning and ops support.

Skills

Mainframe storage administration

DASD & Tape storage

z/OS fundamentals

TSO/ISPF

JCL

VSAM

ISMF

JES2

SDSF

REXX

SAS

IDCAMS

ICF Catalogs

CA products (CA Disk/Allocate/1)

FDR monitoring tools

OMEGAMON XE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

CA-1

CA Disk

CA-Allocate

Job description

As a Mainframe Storage Specialist at Kyndryl, you’ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You’ll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients - which means some of the biggest in the world.

What you do

• Extensive experience in Mainframe Storage Administration , including DASD and Tape configuration, migration, allocation, backup, recovery, and capacity management in z/OS environments.
• Strong expertise in z/OS (MVS), DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, and storage device management, ensuring optimal storage performance and availability.
• Proficient in Mainframe utilities and tools including TSO/ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, SDSF, REXX, SAS, IDCAMS, and ICF Catalogs, with hands-on experience managing PS, PDS, PDSE, and GDG datasets.
• Experienced in administering and supporting Tape Management and Storage Solutions using CA-1, CA Disk, CA Allocate, FDR products, ICKDSF, and OMEGAMON XE for monitoring, reporting, and performance analysis.
• Skilled in troubleshooting storage-related issues, including space abends, dataset allocation failures, catalog inconsistencies, and generating SMF, DCollect, and BVIR reports for capacity planning and operational support.

Required Skills and Experience

• 8+ Years of Experience in Mainframe Storage Administration.
• Experience with DASD and tape data storage solutions (Experience on DASD/Tape Configuration and Migration) for mainframes.
• Candidates should possess working knowledge of Z/OS Operating System, z/OS(MVS) fundamentals, Storage fundamentals and Storage Devices.
• Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge in the following areas: TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, Catalogs, Datasets (PS/PDS/PDSE/GDG), REXX, SAS, SDSF and Spool.
• 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.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• Provides technical support activities for a production mainframe environment of multiple LPARs, CECs, DASD and VTS controllers.
• Experience in Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape) and Storage replication.
• Candidates have to work in customer work hours- US, Europe and Asia Pacific (weekends and holidays as on call staff).