Storage Expert / Mainframe Systems Engineer

YASH Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

YASH Technologies in India is seeking an experienced Mainframe Storage Administrator to manage and optimize IBM z/OS storage environments across mission-critical banking systems. You will handle storage engineering, performance tuning, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, security, automation, and support.

The role requires hands-on expertise with DS8000, DFSMS, and modern storage technologies, and you will mentor junior engineers while coordinating with vendors and business teams.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years IBM Mainframe Storage Administration experience in large enterprise environments.
• Expert knowledge of DFSMS, DFSMSdfp, DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, DFSMSrmm (or CA-TLMS/CA-Dynam equivalents).
• Hands-on experience with DS8000, FlashSystem, TS7700, Dell EMC, Hitachi storage.
• Experience with storage monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, TPC, Sysview, CA-Disk, FDR/ABR.
• Knowledge of GitHub, Jenkins, Scrum, JIRA, and Confluence is preferred.
• Experience with storage encryption, RACF security, and regulatory data retention policies

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Engineering: Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage environments including IBM DS8000, FlashSystem, TS7700, DASD, tape subsystems, tiering, and HSM.
• DFSMS Administration: Configure and manage DFSMS, ACS routines, Storage Groups, Data Classes, Management Classes, and Storage Classes.
• Performance & Troubleshooting: Monitor and optimize storage using OMEGAMON, TPC, Sysview, CA-Disk, and resolve IO/perf issues.
• Security & Compliance: Manage storage encryption, RACF/ACF2 controls, and GDPR/PDPO requirements.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Administer DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, FlashCopy, PPRC/Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, XRC, backup validation and DR testing.
• Automation & Modernization: Support z/OSMF, cloud storage integration (S3-compatible), and automation using Ansible/Puppet.
• L3 Support & Mentoring: escalate and mentor junior engineers.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: coordinate with business teams and vendors.

Skills

IBM Mainframe Storage Administration

Storage architecture & optimization

L3 support & mentoring

Tools

DFSMS

DFSMSdfp

DFSMShsm

DFSMSdss

DFSMSrmm

DS8000

FlashSystem

TS7700

Dell EMC

Hitachi storage

OMEGAMON

TPC

Sysview

CA-Disk

FDR/ABR

z/OSMF

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Experience: 8+ Years

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Mainframe Storage Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise IBM z/OS storage environments supporting mission-critical banking and financial systems. The role involves storage engineering, performance tuning, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, security, automation, and support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architecture & Engineering: Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage environments including IBM DS8000, FlashSystem, TS7700, DASD, tape subsystems, tiering, and HSM. Support capacity planning and DR strategy.
• DFSMS Administration: Configure and manage DFSMS, ACS routines, Storage Groups, Data Classes, Management Classes, and Storage Classes.
• Performance & Troubleshooting: Monitor and optimize storage using OMEGAMON, TPC, Sysview, CA-Disk, and resolve complex I/O, allocation, and performance issues.
• Security & Compliance: Manage storage encryption, RACF/ACF2 controls, and regulatory compliance including GDPR/PDPO requirements.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Administer DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, FlashCopy, PPRC/Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, XRC, backup validation, DR testing, and cyber-resiliency strategies.
• Storage Optimization: Provision and optimize storage resources, including FBA and CKD device management.
• L3 Support & Mentoring: Serve as the highest escalation point, perform RCA, and mentor junior engineers.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with business teams and vendors.
• Automation & Modernization: Support z/OSMF, cloud storage integration (S3-compatible), and automation using Ansible/Puppet.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8-10+ years of IBM Mainframe Storage Administration experience in large enterprise environments.
• Expert knowledge of DFSMS, DFSMSdfp, DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, DFSMSrmm (or CA-TLMS/CA-Dynam equivalents).
• Hands-on experience with DS8000, FlashSystem, TS7700, Dell EMC, Hitachi storage, replication technologies, and DR solutions.
• Experience with storage monitoring tools such as OMEGAMON, TPC, Sysview, CA-Disk, FDR/ABR.
• Proven experience in data migrations, hardware refreshes, DFSMSdss DUMP/RESTORE, and capacity planning.
• Knowledge of GitHub, Jenkins, Scrum, JIRA, and Confluence is preferred.
• Experience with storage encryption, RACF security, and regulatory data retention policies