Senior Mainframe Systems Programmer - Storage

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

As a member of the mainframe Storage team, the responsible individual will work on storage infrastructure administration, configuration, and installation. This encompasses DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backup and DR capabilities. The associate will perform software and hardware refreshes, customer migrations and daily customer support.

Key Areas of Focus for this Role

• Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for our 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 our customers.
• Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.
• Mentor and train Storage team members.

What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role

Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 10 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree. Relevant work experience will be considered in place of a bachelor’s degree.
• Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems.
• Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS.
• Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans
• Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing.
• Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication.
• Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software.
• Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape.
• Functional skills with Dell/EMC.
• Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF.
• Knowledge of GDPR General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR)

Why Ensono ?

Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices.

Some of our benefits include:

• Unlimited Paid Days Off
• Three health plan options
• 401k with company match
• Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement
• Paid childbearing and paternal leave
• Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding
• Sabbatical leave
• Wellness program

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $85,000 to $148,000 salary, based on a fulltime schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program.

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website .

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