Mainframe z/OS & Mainframe Storage Admin

Tata Consultancy Services; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services in Chennai is seeking a seasoned Mainframe ZOS & Storage Administrator with 10–15 years of hands-on experience. You will manage z/OS components, storage hardware, DR drills, performance tuning, and capacity planning across DFSMs, RACF/ACF2, and Tivoli automation.

The role requires deep knowledge of IBM DS8000/TS7000, EMC VMAX/PowerMax, and mainframe tools. You will work on production environments, drive optimization, and BAU activities ensuring robust disaster recovery

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with z12/z13/z14/z15 Mainframe HW and Sysplex Setup.
• z/OS v2.x, JES2, DFSMS, VTAM, RACF/ACF2, TCP/IP, OMVS, RMF/SMF
• SMP/E, various ISV products, UserMods and Exits.
• IPL/POR procedures, various Mainframe Consoles.
• Mainframe Tools OMEGAMON, TEPS, Netview, SIEM.
• Assembler, REXX, JCL and CA-OPS/MVS, Tivoli SA Automation.
• Tivoli SA knowledge is very important
• IODF/IOCDS, HCD/HCM, Mainframe Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning
• PARMLIB and PROCLIB concatenation, Memory Regions customization and maintenance
• Experience in Disaster Recovery setup and conducting DR drills.
• Experience in Mainframe MIPS Optimization, Software rationalization
• Hands-on experience with IBM DS8000, IBM TS7000, EMC-VMAX/PowerMax & DLm HW
• IBM-Metro/Global Mirror, Copy Services, EMC-SRDF, EMC-GDDR
• DFSMS suite, CA-1, IBM CSM
• Flash Copy, BCV-SnapVX, zDP, Safe Guarded Copy (SGC)
• Setup and Manager Mainframe DC Storage Replication
• Perform all BAU and Project related Mainframe OS/Storage related activities.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience with z12/z13/z14/z15 Mainframe HW and Sysplex Setup.
• Manage z/OS components including JES2, DFSMS, VTAM, RACF/ACF2, TCP/IP, OMVS, RMF/SMF.
• Maintain SMP/E, ISV products, user mods and exits.
• Handle IPL/POR procedures and Mainframe consoles.
• Use Mainframe tools OMEGAMON, TEPS, NetView, SIEM.
• Develop JCL and CA-OPS/MVS; Tivoli SA Automation.
• Monitor IODF/IOCDS, HCD/HCM, Capacity Planning and performance tuning.
• Configure PARMLIB/PROCLIB, memory region tuning.
• Plan DR and conduct DR drills.
• Mainframe MIPS optimization and software rationalization.
• Manage storage hardware: IBM DS8000, IBM TS7000, EMC VMAX/PowerMax & DLm.
• Implement data replication: IBM Metro/Global Mirror, Copy Services, EMC-SRDF, EMC-GDDR.
• Work with DFSMS suite, CA-1, IBM CSM.
• Work on flash copy, BCV-SnapVX, zDP, SGC.
• Set up and manage Mainframe DC Storage Replication.
• Perform BAU and project related OS/Storage activities.

Skills

Mainframe z/OS

JES2

RACF/ACF2

TCP/IP

JCL

RMF/SMF

SMP/E

Tivoli SA Automation

OSE/ISV products

CA-OPS/MVS

Tools

IBM DS8000

IBM TS7000

EMC VMAX/PowerMax

EMC DLm

Tivoli SA Automation

CA-1

Job description

Dear Candidate!

Greetings from TCS !!!

Role: Mainframe ZOS & Storage Admin

Location: Chennai

Experience Range: 10 to 15 Years

Job Description:

• Hands-on experience with z12/z13/z14/z15 Mainframe HW and Sysplex Setup
• z/OS v2.x, JES2, DFSMS, VTAM, RACF/ACF2, TCP/IP, OMVS, RMF/SMF
• SMP/E, various ISV products, UserMods and Exits.
• IPL/POR procedures, various Mainframe Consoles
• Mainframe Tools OMEGAMON, TEPS, Netview, SIEM
• Assembler, REXX, JCL and CA-OPS/MVS, Tivoli SA Automation
• Tivoli SA knowledge is very important
• IODF/IOCDS, HCD/HCM, Mainframe Capacity Planning and Performance Tuning
• PARMLIB and PROCLIB concatenation, Memory Regions customization and maintenance
• Experience in Disaster Recovery setup and conducting DR drills.
• Experience in Mainframe MIPS Optimization, Software rationalization
• Hands-on experience with IBM DS8000, IBM TS7000, EMC-VMAX/PowerMax & DLm HW
• IBM-Metro/Global Mirror, Copy Services, EMC-SRDF, EMC-GDDR
• DFSMS suite, CA-1, IBM CSM
• Flash Copy, BCV-SnapVX, zDP, Safe Guarded Copy (SGC)
• Setup and Manager Mainframe DC Storage Replication
• Perform all BAU and Project related Mainframe OS/Storage related activities.

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