Overview
Remote
$55 - $65
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
IBM DS8K
Mainframe
Mainframe storage
integration
administration
sizing
forecasting
configuration
DASD
IBM storage
z/OS
disaster recovery planning
testing
daily storage management
upgrades
capacity management
documentation
storage arrays
SMS/ACS
routines
SMS
ACS
SMPE
z/o SMF
Mainframe storage engineer
engineer
mainframe engineer
Job Details
DIRECT CANDIDATES ONLY
*** This role is 100% REMOTE. Candidates must have a home office, be located within the US and willing to work EST hours.***
Duration: 6 months with a strong likelihood of extension in 6 month increments.
ABOUT
We are seeking and Individual Contributor who can work on transformational tasks, critical issues & and continuous improvement to our client's enterprise storage environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead mainframe storage IBM DS8K administration with experience in integration projects.
- Responsible for all aspects the IBM DS8K storage environment to include sizing, forecasting, configuration
- Plan, design and implementation with minimum disruption to the business, back out procedure, and execution coordination.
- Work with DASD, IBM storage environments in a z/OS operating system.
- Disaster recovery planning, configuration, and testing at regular intervals.
- Perform daily storage management, product upgrades and configuration.
- Review, approve and coordinate storage related changes.
- Knowledge of 3rd party storage management products and reporting tools.
- Execute all backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and related capabilities.
- Volume space and capacity management.
- Evaluates capacity utilization and initiates projects to address areas of excess and shortages proactively and reports to management.
- Maintain documentation of the storage environment.
REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 15+ years of experience working in a mainframe storage environment.
- Expert knowledge of IBM DS8000 storage arrays to include SMS/ACS routines and all configuration settings of the DS8K.
- Expertise with SMS in an IBM mainframe environment.
- Experience with SMPE or z/OSMF.
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