Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer

Morgan-Stanley; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley's Technology division is seeking a Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer to join the Z Infrastructure team in Alpharetta, GA. You will secure a highly available IBM z/OS storage platform and lead initiatives around DFSMS, PPRC, and advanced tape management.

In this role you will configure DS8000 and TS7700 environments, automate storage tasks with REXX, and drive DR planning, capacity forecasting, and resilience features to protect production workloads and support the firm's financial

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of the IBM z/OS environment.
• Proficient with utilities ICKDSF, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY and tape systems TLMS/RMM.
• Experience with Tivoli Advanced Catalog management and allocation optimizer.
• Knowledge of Copy Services Manager and ESSNI.
• Experience with PPRC, Metro Mirror, Global Copy & HyperSwap.
• Understanding of z/OS resilience features (HyperSwap/HyperWrite).

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain IBM DS8000 DASD and TS7700 VTS hardware.
• Design SMS configurations; manage data, storage/class rules.
• Oversee backup, replication, DR planning using DFHSM/DFDSS.
• Monitor storage utilization and plan capacity upgrades.
• Develop automation scripts using REXX to streamline storage ops.
• Troubleshoot outages and perform root cause analysis.

Skills

IBM z/OS

REXX scripting

TS7700 VTS

DS8000 storage

DFSMS

VSAM QSAM

PPRC replication

Cyber Safe Guarded Copy

Tools

DFHSM

DFDSS

ICKDSF

IDCAMS

IEBCOPY

TLMS

RMM

Tivoli Advanced catalog management

Job description

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering position at Vice President Level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

Enterprise Z is dedicated to bolstering organizational stability, security and efficiency by leveraging IBM Z technology in alignment with Morgan Stanley’s tech goals. Through advanced observability, automation and modern architectural strategies, we deliver scalable, reliable and high-performing technology solutions. These solutions ensure seamless integration while providing exceptional value. Our unwavering commitment to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement nurtures a resilient, forward-thinking organization capable of meeting the demanding needs of our clients and adhering to global standards.

We are searching for a Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer to join the Z Infrastructure team responsible for providing a highly available Z Compute and Storage platform, resilient against infra failures, regional disasters and cyber events.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Infrastructure Management: Configure and maintain hardware including IBM DS8000 series DASD, TS7700 Virtual Tape Servers (VTS), that requires experience with the TS7700 MI and DS8K HMCs
• Data & Space Management: Utilize the DFSMS suite of products to design SMS configurations, manage data class, storage class, and management class rules.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery: Oversee data replication, disaster recovery planning, and routine backups, leveraging tools like DFHSM and DFDSS.
• Capacity Planning: Monitor storage utilization, forecast future space requirements, and plan infrastructure upgrades to prevent storage shortages.
• Automation & Scripting: Write and maintain automation scripts using REXX to streamline routine storage operations and alerts. For e.g. adding volumes to a storage group that is short on capacity.
• Incident Response: Troubleshoot storage-related outages, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and resolve dataset access issues.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Operating Systems: Deep knowledge of the IBM z/OS environment.
• Software & Utilities: Proficiency with system utilities (ICKDSF, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY), and tape management systems (TLMS, RMM). Tivoli Advance catalog management (catalog management tool) and IBM Tivoli Advance allocation management for z/OS (allocation optimizer tool)
• Connectivity: Understanding of FICON connectivity and z/OS access methods (VSAM, QSAM).
• Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving abilities to execute complex storage migrations with minimal impact to production workloads Must have Skills
• Replication and PPRC protocols. Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Copy
• Cyber - Safe Guarded Copy
• Experience with Copy Services Manager, ESSNI etc.
• Resiliency - Hyperswap & Hyperwrite
• Performance - Hyperlinks

Nice to have:

• Certificate deployment and management for network connections
• Python or Perl Scripting
• GDPS
• Secure Vault (Cyber) - Physical and Virtual isolation.
• Cloud Storage for tape archival

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

For Cleveland, Ohio:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Colorado:

Salary range for the position: $125,000 and $175,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. The application window is expected to close 11/30/2026.

For Illinois:

Salary range for the position: $135,000 and $195,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Maine:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $125,000 and $175,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Maryland:

Salary range for the position: $140,000 and $195,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Massachusetts:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $135,000 and $195,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Minnesota:

Salary range for the position: $125,000 and $175,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Vermont:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $125,000 and $175,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Virginia:

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $135,000 and $195,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Washington:

Salary range for the position: $155,000 and $215,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.