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Mainframe Storage Admin

Dallas, TX, US • Posted 9 hours ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Contract W2

8 Months

No Travel Required

On-site

Depends on Experience

SDH Systems

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Skills

Hitachi
Hitachi Data Systems
IBM Mainframe
Storage Management
z/OS
Mainframe
Storage
DASD
JCL
ISPF

Summary

Job Title: Mainframes Storage Specialist
Location: Dallas, TX (Local candidates only)
Visa: Any
Interview Process: Video (2 Rounds)
Work Schedule: Onsite

Job Description:

Job 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.

Experience level

12+ years of professional work experience as a Mainframe Storage administrator.

Technical key skills (Mandatory skills)

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.

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Dice Id: 91089145
Position Id: 9053603
Posted 9 hours ago

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About SDH Systems

SDH Systems is a team of creatives with experience in design, content, vision and mission. Using these skills we create creative assets.
We always ensure that our software solutions help your business/organization to enhance their productivity by providing you the unmatched developement solutions tailored to suit your needs. Most of our team has on the job experience in more than one medium, so that we can integrate these to build a creative identity.

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