Senior Mainframe Backup & DR Specialist

Encora Inc.

Singapore

On-site

SGD 90,000 - 140,000

Part time

14 days+

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Job summary

Encora is seeking a skilled Mainframe Backup Administrator to manage the backup and recovery environment. You will handle daily backup operations, tape lifecycle management, and support disaster recovery activities to meet SLAs.

Responsibilities include monitoring CA 1 operations, troubleshooting failures, validating logs, and performing tape lifecycle tasks from allocation to offsite storage. ADRDSSU/FlashCopy experience is essential, with involvement in DR testing and incident resolution.

Qualifications

5+ years of hands-on experience in mainframe backup operations.
Strong expertise with CA 1, tape operations, and tape lifecycle management.
Proven experience with mainframe backup using ADRDSSU and FlashCopy.
Solid knowledge of mainframe infrastructure, storage management, and backup concepts.
Experience with resiliency planning, DR testing, and recovery execution.

Responsibilities

Manage and monitor daily mainframe backup operations using CA 1 (Tape Management System).
Ensure successful execution of scheduled backup jobs, troubleshoot failures, and perform root cause analysis.
Validate backup logs, reports, and error messages to ensure compliance with SLAs.
Perform tape operations and manage the full tape lifecycle, from allocation to offsite storage and destruction.
Data Protection & Recovery: execute mainframe backups using ADRDSSU and FlashCopy.
Support resiliency planning, DR testing, and recovery execution during drills and real events.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues in backup and recovery scenarios to minimize downtime.