Senior Mainframe Storage & z/OS Expert — Remote

Ericsson; Piscataway Township (NJ); Remote; USD 159,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Stock Purchase Plan

Parental/maternity leave

Job summary

Ericsson Inc. seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer to join the z/OS data center team in the USA, focusing on administration, security, performance, and availability of enterprise storage infrastructure.

You will manage DS family storage platforms, encryption, and related backup/recovery processes. The role requires strong storage hardware knowledge, excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and readiness for limited travel to the Somerset, New Jersey data center.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• At least 7 years of hands-on z/OS experience with expertise in IBM storage management.
• Strong expertise in: DFSMS, DFSMShsm (HSM), ISMF, z/OS Storage Management, Storage Encryption Technologies, GKLM/ISKLM, CA 1 Tape Management.
• Hands-on HW experience with: IBM DS8884 and DS8910F, IBM TS7760, TS3000, TS3500.
• Proven experience with storage replication and business continuity solutions.
• Demonstrated experience administering CA/Broadcom storage management products.
• Strong knowledge of physical storage hardware, FICON, and SAN environments.
• Effective communication, documentation, and independent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to research independently with a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• IBM Storage or Mainframe certifications are nice to have.
• Experience with large-scale enterprise storage environments.
• Prior experience supporting third party software (e.g., SAS, FOCUS, Syncsort, IOF) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM z16 storage environments running z/OS
• Manage and maintain DFSMS, DFSMShsm (HSM), and ISMF storage management functions
• Configure and support IBM DS8884, DS8910F, TS7700, TS3000, and TS3500 storage platforms
• Administer GKLM encryption
• Manage storage capacity, performance tuning, backup, and recovery processes
• Maintain HSM migration, backup, recall, and recovery policies
• Administer and support the CA/Broadcom CA 1 Tape Management product
• Perform troubleshooting of storage hardware, FICON, and SAN infrastructure
• Perform regularly scheduled semi‑monthly system backups
• Must be available to work outside of standard working hours to support and troubleshoot as needed (approximately twice a month)
• Ability to travel to data center located in Somerset, New Jersey for on‑site work as needed

Skills

z/OS

IBM storage management

DFSMS

DFSMShsm

ISMF

Storage encryption

GKLM

CA 1 Tape Management

Storage hardware

Tools

IBM DS8884

DS8910F

TS7760

TS3000

TS3500

GKLM

CA 1 Tape Management

Job description

Ericsson Inc. seeks a Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer to join the z/OS data center team in the USA, focusing on administration, security, performance, and availability of enterprise storage infrastructure.

You will manage DS family storage platforms, encryption, and related backup/recovery processes. The role requires strong storage hardware knowledge, excellent problem-solving and communication skills, and readiness for limited travel to the Somerset, New Jersey data center.