Senior Mainframe Storage & DR Engineer

Ensono; Downers Grove (IL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Fertility coverage

Paid leave and sabbatical options

Wellness program

Job summary

Ensono seeks an experienced Storage professional to join the mainframe Storage team, focusing on DASD, tape, encryption, and replication for backup/DR. You will manage storage pools, perform migrations, and support multiple customers while mentoring team members.

The ideal candidate has extensive IBM storage software knowledge and proven DR planning experience, with remote-friendly work options and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of related experience; bachelor’s degree required or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Experience with DASD and tape subsystems.
• Expert knowledge of IBM storage software and hardware.

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 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 customers.
• Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.
• Mentor and train Storage team members.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

multitask

Education

Bachelor's degree

Experience substituted for degree

Tools

IBM Copy Services Manager

Global Mirroring

SMS

HSM

IDCAMS

DFDSS

CA-1

MIMTape

Tapecopy

TLMS

GRS

SMF

Dell/EMC

Job description

Ensono seeks an experienced Storage professional to join the mainframe Storage team, focusing on DASD, tape, encryption, and replication for backup/DR. You will manage storage pools, perform migrations, and support multiple customers while mentoring team members.

The ideal candidate has extensive IBM storage software knowledge and proven DR planning experience, with remote-friendly work options and competitive compensation.