Senior Mainframe Storage Engineer - Remote

Ensono; Pierre (SD); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Paid Days Off

Three health plan options

401k with company match

Education Reimbursement

Sabbatical leave

Wellness program

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

Ensono seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer – StorageRemote in the United States to manage storage infrastructure including DASD, tape, encryption, and replication for backups and DR. You will perform refreshes, migrations, and daily customer support, while mentoring team members.

The role requires deep IBM storage software experience (Copy Services Manager, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, DFDSS) and a proven track record in disaster recovery and performance analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of related experience; bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Strong analytical, problem resolution and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Expert knowledge of DASD and tape subsystems performance and configurations.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and data center migrations.

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 Disaster Recovery tests and migrations.
• Interact with account management and customers; coordinate with vendors.
• Mentor and train Storage team members.

Skills

DASD knowledge

Tape storage expertise

Problem resolution

Storage administration

Backup and DR planning

Multi-project management

Performance analysis

Vendor coordination

System diagnostics

Catalogs/LPAR knowledge

Replication technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring

SMS

HSM

IDCAMS

DFDSS

CA-1

MIMTape

RMM

TLMS

GRS

Tapecopy

SMF

Dell/EMC

Oracle/STK tape

Job description

Ensono seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer – StorageRemote in the United States to manage storage infrastructure including DASD, tape, encryption, and replication for backups and DR. You will perform refreshes, migrations, and daily customer support, while mentoring team members.

The role requires deep IBM storage software experience (Copy Services Manager, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, DFDSS) and a proven track record in disaster recovery and performance analysis.