Mainframe Storage Specialist

Immediate need for a talented Mainframe Storage Specialist. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Plano, TX (Remote). Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Job ID:26-24449

Pay Range: $65 - $68/hour.  Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and support IBM mainframe storage infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise environment. 
• Manage and maintain DASD storage using Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP) and related storage subsystems. 
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Virtual Tape Systems (VTS/VTL) and physical tape environments. 
• Perform storage allocation, provisioning, migration, and reclamation activities. 
• Administer and support DFSMS, SMS policies, ACS routines, and storage groups. 
• Monitor storage utilization, perform capacity planning, and recommend storage optimization strategies. 
• Support backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery activities. 
• Perform storage performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance. 
• Coordinate storage-related software and hardware upgrades. 
• Troubleshoot storage incidents and resolve complex production issues. 
• Work closely with system programmers, application teams, and infrastructure teams during project implementations. 
• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and storage standards. 
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, and operational policies. 
• Participate in on-call production support and maintenance activities as required.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Strong knowledge of IBM z/OS Storage Management. 
• Hands-on experience with Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP, USP, VSP G Series). 
• Experience administering IBM Virtual Tape System (VTS) or Virtual Tape Library (VTL). 
• Strong understanding of DFSMS, SMS, ACS routines, and Storage Groups. 
• Experience with DASD management, allocation, migration, and performance tuning. 
• Knowledge of backup and recovery processes for mainframe storage environments. 
• Experience with storage monitoring and capacity planning. 
• Understanding of disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity processes. 
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in enterprise production environments. 
• Experience working with IBM utilities and storage-related system tools. 
• Good understanding of JCL and TSO/ISPF.
• 12+ years of professional work experience as a Mainframe Storage administrator.

Our client is a leading IT Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions. If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.
 
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