Senior Mainframe Storage & DR Engineer

Ensono; Detroit (MI); Remote; USD 65,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono is seeking a Mainframe Storage Systems Programmer for the United States. The role focuses on storage administration, DASD, tape, encryption, and DR capabilities, with duties spanning backups, migrations, and customer support.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of storage experience, strong problem-solving skills, and extensive IBM storage tooling knowledge. This is a remote US position with opportunities to interact with customers and vendors.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related storage experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience with DASD and tape performance analysis and optimization.
• Knowledge of GDPR/regulatory considerations for data storage.

Responsibilities

• Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for customers.
• Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs.
• Perform problem diagnostics and resolution.
• Create and oversee backup jobs (daily/weekly/monthly).
• Participate in Data Center migrations and DR tests.
• Interact with customers, vendors, and account management.
• Mentor and train Storage team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Multitasking

DASD & tape performance analysis

Disaster Recovery planning

GDPR knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience

Tools

IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring

SMS

HSM

IDCAMS

DFDSS

CA-1

MIMTape

TLMS

GRS

Tapecopy

SMF

Dell/EMC

Oracle/STK tape

Job description

Ensono is seeking a Mainframe Storage Systems Programmer for the United States. The role focuses on storage administration, DASD, tape, encryption, and DR capabilities, with duties spanning backups, migrations, and customer support.

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of storage experience, strong problem-solving skills, and extensive IBM storage tooling knowledge. This is a remote US position with opportunities to interact with customers and vendors.