Mainframe Systems Programmer - Storage

Ensono; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Health plan options

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a storage-focused associate to join the mainframe Storage team. You will administer and configure DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backups and DR. You will refresh software/hardware, handle migrations, and provide daily customer support.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with IBM storage tools, and the ability to manage multiple projects. You will work with customers and vendors while mentoring team members; remote work options are

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of related storage experience; bachelor's degree accepted in lieu of degree
• Strong analytical, problem resolution and root-cause analysis skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Ability to analyze DASD and tape subsystem performance
• Extensive IBM storage software experience including Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS and DFDSS
• Experience in Disaster Recovery planning and execution
• Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes and resource sharing
• Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations with replication
• Experience with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware/software
• Familiarity with CA-1, MIMTape, and Dell/EMC tools
• Familiarity with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy and SMF
• Knowledge of GDPR/GDPR

Responsibilities

• Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for customers
• Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolution
• Create and oversee backup job scheduling (daily/weekly/monthly)
• Participate in Data Center migration projects
• Perform data and volume recovery tasks
• Handle data migrations between storage frames for existing customers
• Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests
• Interact with account management and customers
• Coordinate with hardware/software vendors as needed
• Mentor and train Storage team members

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem resolution

Multitasking

DASD performance analysis

Disaster Recovery planning

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring

SMS

HSM

IDCAMS

DFDSS

CA-1

MIMTape

RMM

TLMS

GRS

Tapecopy

SMF

Job description

Position Summary

As a member of the mainframe Storage team, the responsible individual will work on storage infrastructure administration, configuration, and installation. This encompasses DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backup and DR capabilities. The associate will perform software and hardware refreshes, customer migrations and daily customer support.

Key Areas of Focus for this Role

• Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for our customers.
• Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs.
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolution.
• Create and oversee jobs for daily, weekly, and monthly backups.
• Participate in Data Center migration projects using multiple methodologies.
• Perform data and volume recovery.
• Perform data migrations between storage frames for existing customers.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests.
• Interact with account management and with our customers.
• Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.
• Mentor and train Storage team members.

What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role

Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree. Relevant work experience will be considered in place of a bachelor’s degree.
• Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems.
• Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS.
• Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans
• Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing.
• Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication.
• Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software.
• Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape.
• Functional skills with Dell/EMC.
• Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF.
• Knowledge of GDPR General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)

Why Ensono ?

Ensono is a place to make better happen - for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices.

Some of our benefits include:

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
• Paid childbearing and paternal leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Sabbatical leave
• Wellness programFlexible work schedule

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $65,000 to $123,000 salary, based on a fulltime schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program.

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

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