Senior Mainframe Storage Architect & Strategy Lead

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Mainframe Storage Architect to define an architectural vision, set the target operating environment, and design resilient solutions across storage domains. You will prioritize NF requirements, guide technology choices, and lead complex architecture discussions with stakeholders.

Responsibilities include creating roadmaps, performing capability assessments, and ensuring scalable, secure storage for critical business components.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading and delivering mainframe storage architectures.
• Experience with encryption and fiber protocols.
• Proven ability to design scalable, resilient storage solutions.
• Experience with data center moves, DR exercises, and SAN replication.
• Ability to lead with minimal supervision and align with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural vision and solution design for complex storage solutions.
• Develop architecture roadmaps across Business, Application, Data, and Technology.
• Create and prioritize non-functional requirements and a tech backlog.
• Lead design reviews and resolve architectural impediments.
• Educate teams on best practices and drive DevOps-aligned implementations.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Influence

Judgment

Leadership

Tools

Storage Architecture

Fiber Protocols

FICON

HCD/IOCP

I/O Performance

DASD

Brocade Directors

Hitachi DASD

IBM Virtual Tape TS7700s

SAN Design

Cost Benefit Analysis

Data Center Moves

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Mainframe Storage Architect to define an architectural vision, set the target operating environment, and design resilient solutions across storage domains. You will prioritize NF requirements, guide technology choices, and lead complex architecture discussions with stakeholders.

Responsibilities include creating roadmaps, performing capability assessments, and ensuring scalable, secure storage for critical business components.