Senior Storage Administrator (Mainframe & Open System)
- Contract Duration: 1 year possible extension
- Worksite: Remote
Our client, a global leading IT company, is looking for a Senior Storage Administrator (Mainframe & Open System).
Responsibilities
The storage administrator position is responsible for the storage infrastructure technologies on our mainframe and open systems for financial services. This position is highly technical, specializing in storage technologies such as the IBM DS8000 series, Brocade SAN Switches, TS7700, TS3500, CSM, HSM, DFSHSM, etc.
- Configure a new DS8950F CKD (mainframe), FB (open system), thin provision, creating volume groups, host connections, port management, and patch management
- Write and run scripts in DSCLI
- Create GM target volumes and setup copy services (GM, MM, Flashcopy, Hyperswap)
- Configure encryption management on DASD subsystem and setup key management using SKLM
- Configure SAN switches, create zones, filters, port management, CLI commands, connection management (path and patch cabling), and patch management upgrading FOS
- VTS GRID management, maintain management classes, COPYRFRSH, adding and removing volumes, and DR recovery
- TS3500 drive, path and encryption management
- CMS session creation and management of GM, MM, PPRC path, and error recovery
- Analyze mainframe DASD space availability by SMSPLEX and by SYSPLEX and open system
- 24/7 on-call rotation
- Provide capacity management, performance tuning and problem-solving.
- Provide solution for all storage issues and communicate resolution to the appropriate area
- Provide Technical Lead Support Activities for projects
- Responsible for technology planning for upgrade or new features needed by the business
Requirement
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or the equivalent years of experience.
- Strong relevant experience as Storage Administrator for IBM DASD storage, Brocade SAN Switches, TS7700, TS3500, CSM, HSM within a highly available enterprise environment
- On-call rotation (24/7) and be able to respond to problems quickly and accurately
- Operating Systems Knowledge (Mainframe) - z/OS, z/VM, TSO/ISPF, ISMF, JCL, SMP/E, Catalogs, CA1, DFSMS, DFHSM, DFDSS, REXX, Utilities
- Experience with z/OS Security product RACF
Contact Information: Lam Guan
Company:ExperisLocation:Toronto - Ontario - CanadaJob Types:ContractPost Date:February 21, 2022Valid Through:March 20, 2022