Mainframe Storage & Backup Lead — Flexible Hours

mtb; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match 5%

Flexible work arrangements

PTO 25 days + 12 holidays

Job summary

mtb in the United States is seeking an experienced mainframe storage administrator to manage and improve enterprise storage, backup, and recovery environments supporting critical workloads. You will work with IBM DS8000/DS8950F arrays, GDPS Metro/Global replication, and TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape to assure availability and performance.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, DR testing, automation of recurring tasks, and collaboration with z/OS teams to maintain retention policies and

Qualifications

• Six+ years of combined education and/or related work experience.
• Knowledge of IBM DS8000/DS8950F, GDPS replication, and TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape.
• Experience with CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View/Deliver, and CA Vantage.
• Understanding of DFSMS, VSAM RLS, SMS constructs, DFP, enhanced-format datasets, and z/OS storage architecture.
• Demonstrated backup and recovery planning and execution under pressure.
• On-call rotation participation (off-hours, weekends, production changes).

Responsibilities

• Maintain IBM DS8000/DS8950F storage and configure GDPS Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap replication.
• Administer TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape systems, including grid and clustering, and implement Safeguarded Copy and other protection features.
• Provision, allocate, tune, and troubleshoot storage for z/OS, including enhanced-format datasets and DFP segment management.
• Design and maintain backup schedules and retention policies; validate recovery plans through drills and failover exercises.
• Plan capacity, analyze performance and growth, and report on storage consumption and trends.
• Automate recurring tasks and reporting, maintain operational guides, and provide on-call production support.

Skills

IBM DS8000/DS8950F knowledge

GDPS replication

TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape

z/OS storage architecture

DFSMS, VSAM RLS, SMS constructs

backup and recovery planning

Education

Six years of combined education/work experience

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

CA Disk

CA Allocate

CA View/Deliver

CA Vantage

Job description

mtb in the United States is seeking an experienced mainframe storage administrator to manage and improve enterprise storage, backup, and recovery environments supporting critical workloads. You will work with IBM DS8000/DS8950F arrays, GDPS Metro/Global replication, and TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape to assure availability and performance.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, DR testing, automation of recurring tasks, and collaboration with z/OS teams to maintain retention policies and