Mainframe Storage & Disaster Recovery (DR) Consultant (HPE XP8 / BCM)

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BCM
Mainframe storage
HPE XP8 SAN
Hitachi VSP

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Title: Mainframe Storage & Disaster Recovery (DR) Consultant (HPE XP8 / BCM)

Duration: 3 Months

Location: Remote (Initial one week onsite in Springfield, IL)

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with 7.5 hours per day.

Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered.

Position Summary

The client is seeking a senior-level storage and disaster recovery consultant to support the configuration and stabilization of an HPE XP8 SAN environment attached to the mainframe.

The current Business Continuity Manager (BCM) configuration was improperly implemented, which has delayed critical DR testing. The consultant will assess the existing setup, complete the configuration, and support disaster recovery readiness.

This is anticipated to be a 3-month engagement.

Project Environment

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) XP8 SAN (direct-attached to mainframe)
HPE Business Continuity Manager (BCM) software
Mainframe storage replication environment

Key Responsibilities

Assess current strategy for mainframe SAN-based data backup, replication, and recovery.
Assess current HPE XP8 SAN and BCM configuration
Identify potential optimizations to current strategy.
Assess current and potential optimized strategies against available technical resources.
Identify required configuration modifications
Reinstall and/or properly configure BCM if required
Configure and validate:
- Continuous Access Journaling
- Primary-to-backup data replication
- Reverse replication (failback capability)
- Snapshot capabilities (if applicable)
Support and guide Disaster Recovery (DR) testing activities
Document and clearly translate the technical configuration for client's stakeholders
Define a sustainable operational model and future-state roadmap

Required Experience

Hands-on experience with HPE XP8 SAN or equivalent enterprise storage platforms
Mainframe SAN-based, VTS-driven data replication and journaling technologies and implementations.
Hands-on experience with HPE Business Continuity Manager (BCM) or equivalent technologies.
Mainframe-attached storage configuration including site-to-site journaling replication and snapshotting.
Hands-on disaster recovery testing and failover/failback.
z/OS storage configuration experience
Exposure to Hitachi VSP

Desired experience / knowledge

Mainframe Data Transaction Flow and impact on DR/technical backup and recovery
- CICS
- DB2
- Non-relational / legacy mainframe file types
SAN Replication Internals
- Synchronous vs Asynchronous replication
- Journal-based recovery
- Write splitting and caching
- Cache flush behavior
- Consistency groups

Engagement Details

Estimated duration: 3 months
One week onsite (onsite requirement pending confirmation)
Potential additional on-site work as required.

About us:

DivIHN, the 'IT Asset Performance Services' organization, provides Professional Consulting, Custom Projects, and Professional Resource Augmentation services to clients in the Mid-West and beyond. The strategic characteristics of the organization are Standardization, Specialization, and Collaboration.

DivIHN is an equal opportunity employer. DivIHN does not and shall not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.

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Position Id: 2026-10989/389864
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