Mainframe Tape Storage Infrastructure Engineer ll

Bank of America; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary incentive eligible

Industry-leading benefits

Job summary

Bank of America in Jersey City seeks an experienced mainframe storage specialist to support 7x24 operations and complex I/O environments. The role focuses on designing infrastructure tools, optimizing performance, and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards.

You will collaborate with system programmers and engineers to deploy reliable solutions in a fast-paced, regulated financial services setting. Strong analytical skills, experience with z/OS, FICON, and RMF/SMF, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on mainframe storage experience.
• Experience in 24x7, mission-critical production environments.
• Knowledge of z/OS I/O components and storage concepts.
• Ability to work with z/OS systems programmers.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME consulting on technologies and ensure compliance with standards.
• Translate business requirements into technical definitions and playbooks for deployment.
• Evaluate reference models and ensure fit-for-purpose designs.
• Develop software solutions to automate manual/inefficient processes.
• Conduct on-site evaluations of third-party products considered for adoption.
• Promote inclusive, healthy work environment and resolve blockers.
• Contribute to functional/non-functional product evaluation requirements.

Skills

Mainframe storage

z/OS I/O

FICON

RMF/SMF

System z

On-call rotation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

IBM Utilities/Exits

ICF Catalogs

DB2

IMS

REXX

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

This job is responsible for tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Responsibilities will span multiple systems supporting Mainframe (System z) Storage projects and activities with varying degrees of complexity - includes build, development, implementation, maintenance, operations and client support.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision from more seasoned consultants or managers - includes support of senior personnel and project managers on technical projects; may assist and help train junior analysts - includes guiding and providing technical peer reviews.
• Ability to work on complex problems where analysis of situation or data requires an in-depth evaluation of various factors; exercises judgment within broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.
• Will participate in 7x24 on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
• Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non- functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains
• Responsibilities will span multiple systems supporting Mainframe (System z) Storage projects and activities with varying degrees of complexity - includes build, development, implementation, maintenance, operations and client support.

Required Qualifications

• This position will require on call rotation support, some weekend and holiday support as well
• 7 + years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
• Proven experience in 24x7, mission-critical, highly regulated production environments
• Experience operating at scale (multi-data center, multi-region, global firms). Strong understanding of:
• z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths)
• FICON protocols and multi-pathing concepts
• I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)
• Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Advanced technical certifications and vendor training preferred. Operational Capabilities/Technical Skills
• Leadership of SMEs With Skills and/or Knowledge Of Assembler
• Ability to understand and modify if/as needed
• No new development readily forecasted
• ACC/SRS
• CA1
• DFHSM
• DFSMS
• IBM Utilities/Exits
• ICF Catalogs
• DB2 and IMS
• Storage Admin perspective
• REXX

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Production Support
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design
• Other

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40

Pay Transparency details

US - NJ - Jersey City - 101 Hudson St - 101 Hudson (NJ2101)

Pay and benefits information

Pay range

$104,200.00 - $155,300.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Discretionary incentive eligible

This role is eligible to participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the overall success of the Company.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.