Senior Mainframe Storage Admin - 24x7 Ops & VTS/VTL

TechDigital Group; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a seasoned IBM mainframe storage administrator with 12+ years of experience to support a 24x7 enterprise environment in Plano, TX. The role focuses on DASD management, VTS/VTL, DFSMS/SMS, and storage optimization across Hitachi storage subsystems.

The candidate will coordinate with system programmers and infrastructure teams, participate in on-call support, and help ensure high availability and disaster recovery readiness. No salary details provided.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional work experience as a mainframe storage administrator.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM mainframe storage in a 24x7 enterprise environment.
• Manage DASD storage with Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP, USP, VSP G Series).
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Virtual Tape Systems (VTS/VTL) and physical tape environments.
• Perform storage allocation, provisioning, migration, and reclamation activities.
• Administer DFSMS, SMS policies, Client routines, and storage groups.
• Monitor storage utilization and perform capacity planning to optimize performance.
• Support backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery activities.
• Perform storage performance analysis and tuning for optimal system performance.
• Coordinate storage-related software and hardware upgrades.
• Troubleshoot storage incidents and resolve complex production issues.

Skills

z/OS Storage Management

Hitachi Disk Storage

VTS/VTL

DFSMS/SMS

DASD management

Storage monitoring

Capacity planning

Job description

• Please add interview availability to resume and/or submission notes
• Avoid Developers and Mainframe Operations experienced candidate

Experience level
• 12+ years of professional work experience as a Mainframe Storage administrator.

Technical key skills (Mandatory skills)
• Strong knowledge of IBM z/OS Storage Management.
• Hands-on experience with Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP, USP, VSP G Series).
• Experience administering IBM Virtual Tape System (VTS) or Virtual Tape Library (VTL).
• Strong understanding of DFSMS, SMS, Client routines, and Storage Groups.
• Experience with DASD management, allocation, migration, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of backup and recovery processes for mainframe storage environments.
• Experience with storage monitoring and capacity planning.

Job Responsibilities
• Administer and support IBM mainframe storage infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise environment.
• Manage and maintain DASD storage using Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP) and related storage subsystems.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Virtual Tape Systems (VTS/VTL) and physical tape environments.
• Perform storage allocation, provisioning, migration, and reclamation activities.
• Administer and support DFSMS, SMS policies, Client routines, and storage groups.
• Monitor storage utilization, perform capacity planning, and recommend storage optimization strategies.
• Support backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery activities.
• Perform storage performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance.
• Coordinate storage-related software and hardware upgrades.
• Troubleshoot storage incidents and resolve complex production issues.
• Work closely with system programmers, application teams, and infrastructure teams during project implementations.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and storage standards.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, and operational policies.
• Participate in on-call production support and maintenance activities as required.