Remote Mainframe Storage Engineer - DASD, Tape & DR

Ensono; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 65,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Equity grant

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Mainframe Systems Programmer specializing in Storage to support DASD and tape environments, migrations, backups, and DR testing. The role emphasizes technical depth in IBM storage tools, data center migrations, and mentoring the Storage team.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of related experience and a strong background in DASD/tape performance, catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and GDPR knowledge, with a focus on delivering reliable, secure storage services for multiple

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
• 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)

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Root cause analysis

Multi-project mgmt

DASD/tape performance

IBM storage software

Disaster Recovery

Catalog structures

LPAR sysplexes

DASD replication

CA-1

MIMTape

Dell EMC

RMM TLMS GRS Tapecopy SMF

GDPR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IBM Copy Services Manager

Global Mirroring

SMS

HSM

IDCAMS

DFDSS

CA-1

MIMTape

Dell EMC

RMM

TLMS

GRS

Tapecopy

SMF

Job description

Ensono is seeking a Mainframe Systems Programmer specializing in Storage to support DASD and tape environments, migrations, backups, and DR testing. The role emphasizes technical depth in IBM storage tools, data center migrations, and mentoring the Storage team.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of related experience and a strong background in DASD/tape performance, catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and GDPR knowledge, with a focus on delivering reliable, secure storage services for multiple