Job Location: Bengaluru Chennai
Employment Type: Full Time
Experience Required: 6
Role: Administrator
Job Description Summary:
We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Mainframe storage Administrator. In this role, you’ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of Mainframe Storage services. You’ll have a unique opportunity to manage and define SMS rules and ACS routines. Expertise in hardware storage subsystems including IBM DASD (DS8K) / EMC, IBM Automated tape library and IBM Virtual tape library etc.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
- 6+ Years of Experience in Mainframe Storage Administration.
- Experience with DASD and tape data storage solutions (Experience on DASD/Tape Configuration and Migration) for mainframes.
- Candidate should possess working knowledge of Z/OS Operating System, z/OS(MVS) fundamentals, Storage fundamentals and Storage Devices.
- Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge in the following areas: TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, Catalogs, Datasets (PS/PDS/PDSE/GDG), REXX, SAS, SDSF and Spool.
- Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge & Experience in the following (: MF – Tape & DASD Management) areas: DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, ICF Catalog, VSAM, IDCAMs, CA products (CA Disk, CA allocate and CA-1), FDR products, Omegamon XE or related Storage monitoring tools, ICKDSF, Space abends and SMF/Dcollect/BVIR reports.
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
- Provides technical support activities for a production mainframe environment of multiple LPARs, CECs, DASD and VTS controllers.
- Experience in Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape) and Storage replication.
- Candidates have to work in customer work hours- US, Europe and Asia Pacific (weekends and holidays as on call staff).