Senior Mainframe Storage & Backup Architect

M&T Bank Corporation; Clanton (AL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) match 5%

Work‑life balance and flexible work

PTO 25 days + 12 holidays

Paid volunteer hours

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation in Clanton, Alabama, is seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe Storage and Backup Administrator. The role focuses on managing IBM DS8000/DS8950F storage, GDPS replication, and virtual tape systems to ensure high availability and resilience for mission-critical workloads.

You will design and implement backup and recovery strategies, perform capacity planning, and lead automation initiatives using CA tools and scripting.

Qualifications

• Combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or related work experience.
• Strong knowledge of IBM DS8000/DS8950F, GDPS replication solutions, and TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape systems.
• Expertise with CA storage products: CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View/Deliver, CA Vantage.
• Deep understanding of DFSMS, VSAM RLS, SMS constructs, DFP, enhanced-format datasets, and z/OS storage architecture.
• Proven experience with backup/recovery planning and execution.

Responsibilities

• Mainframe Storage Administration across IBM DS8000/DS8950F arrays.
• Configure GDPS Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap environments.
• Administer TS7700/TS7780 Virtual Tape Systems including Grid and Clustering.
• Implement Safeguarded Copy and data protection features.
• Storage provisioning, tuning, and troubleshooting for z/OS environments.

Skills

DS8000/DS8950F storage

GDPS replication

TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape

CA Disk/Allocate/View/Vantage

DFSMS/VSAM/DFP z/OS storage

Backup & recovery planning

z/OS storage architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering or related

Tools

CA Disk

CA Allocate

CA View/Deliver

CA Vantage

Job description

M&T Bank Corporation in Clanton, Alabama, is seeking an experienced Senior Mainframe Storage and Backup Administrator. The role focuses on managing IBM DS8000/DS8950F storage, GDPS replication, and virtual tape systems to ensure high availability and resilience for mission-critical workloads.

You will design and implement backup and recovery strategies, perform capacity planning, and lead automation initiatives using CA tools and scripting.