Mainframe Storage Engineer

Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

DFSMS
Storage
IBM
IBM DS8000
DASD
Parallel Sysplex
Tape Libraries
SAN

Job Details

Mainframe Storage Engineer

Location: Remote

Duration: 12+ months

 

DFSMS (Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem):IBM Storage Hardware: Experience with IBM DS8000 (DASD), TS7700 (Tape), and GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex)Virtual Tape Libraries like Dell/EMC VSM, VLE, and ZFS is valuable. IBM Safeguarded Copy. Storage Area Network (SAN) Management: Understanding SAN concepts and management, Performance Monitoring and Tuning AND Capacity Planning

 

Engineering Focus

DFSMS (IBM DFSMS)

IBM DS8000, TS7700, GDPS:— hands-on expertise with these systems suggests deep infrastructure knowledge.

Virtual Tape Libraries (Dell/EMC VSM, VLE, ZFS): Specialized storage tech requiring engineering-level understanding.

Performance & Capacity Focus

Performance Monitoring and Tuning:— understanding storage I/O, optimizing throughput, reducing latency.

Capacity Planning:— designing storage solutions to meet current and future demand.

Advanced Features

IBM Safeguarded Copy

SAN Management

Understanding SAN concepts and management

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