Mainframe Storage Administrator

Role: Mainframe Storage Administrator

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Key Responsibilities

• Initialize/Add new DASD volumes and add new tape volumes. Perform the space management activities such as VTOC resizing, Defrag, Compress/Reclaim/Release/Cleaning of datasets.
• Manage and Define SMS rules and ACS routines.
• Manage and Maintaining DFHSM & Catalogs.
• Storage dataset (RMM/HSM CDS & Catalog file) reorganization.
• Experience in generating all types of storage reports, SMF and Dcollect.
• Management of DR environment for DR readiness & execution.  Performing the Disaster recovery tests
• Storage box Configuration (DASD & Tape).
• Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape)
• Disaster recovery planning & implementation (Tape recovery / DASD Replication / Tape Replication/Hyperswap).
• Disk replication setup using the CSM (Copy Services Manager) / GDPS.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 6+ Years Experience in managing DASD and tape data storage in Mainframe environment
• Storage Management related knowledge under the z/OS: including DFSMS, ISMF, NaviQuest, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSdss, DFSMSdfp, DFSMSrmm, ICF Catalog, IDCAMs, ICKDSF, VSAM and Non-VSAM Datasets (PS/PDS/PDSE/GDG)
• Practical Z/OS Operating System, TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, JES2 knowledge
• Vendor Products for storage management including IBM (TACM, TAAM), CA (CA Disk, CA-allocate and CA-1), FDR products, Storage monitoring tools (Omegamon XE for storage, BMC-SRM, CA-Vantage)
• Data extraction, analysis & reporting from Dcollect/Tape Management/BVIR reports/SMF
• Working Knowledge & experience in REXX for task simplification & automation
• Replication technologies including IBM Metro Mirror, IBM Global Mirror and other IBM Multi-site replication setup.
• Disk Replication management products including CSM & GDPS.
• Expertise in Storage hardware subsystems including IBM DASD (DS8K), IBM Automated tape library and IBM Virtual tape library (TS7700/TS7720/TS7740/TS7760/TS7770)
• Configuration of DASD (carving & connecting) & Tape hardware (setting up TS7700) for mainframes
• Disk migration using TDMF, FDRPAS. Disk migration using Replication technologies
• Tape migration using products/tools such as T2T, Tape/Assist, CopyCat.  Tape Migration within TS7700 Grid to new Clusters.
• Problem solving: Recognize complex problems related to functional objectives.
• Analyze situations and implement solutions, or develop new system elements, procedures or processes.
• Creativity and judgment applied to developmental work on different projects within the business environment.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience in EMC’s storage (VMAX, Powermax and DLM) and Replication (SRDF, GDDR)
• Experience in Hitachi’s storage (USPV, VSP) and replication (HUR, Shadow-Image, BCM)
• SAS experience, Mainframe Storage modernization related knowledge and skills including: Model9, TCT, CTC, ZEDC implementation.
• Cyber resiliency & Security related knowledge & skills including CSM Based SafeGuarded Copy, GDPS LCP, IBM CyberVault, Pervasive Encryption.