IBM z/OS Storage Architect

This position can be located in Columbia, South Carolina (strongly preferred), State College, PA, or Dallas, TX. Also, open to fully remote candidates nationwide.

Required Technologies:

• IBM z/OS storage environments.

• Creating storage management utilization reports.

• Initialization and configuration of DASD devices.

• DFSMSdss full volume and logical dataset dump and restore.

Required Software and Tools:

• Strong knowledge of IBM z/OS storage administration experience.

• Coding SMS ACS routines

• ISMF to translate, validate, and activate ACS routine, define and maintain SMS constructs.

• HSM configuration and administration

• Monitor SMS storage group utilization

• RMM configuration and administration

Desired Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of Dino Software T-REX and UDM software products

• Working knowledge of Luminex Mainframe Virtual Tape (MVT), storage pools, LSCRUP process, and Luminex GUI

• IBM TDMF for z/OS

• Working knowledge of DELL EMC PowerMax and SRDF replication

• Exploitation of zEDC

Duties:

Ensures that the organization’s business strategy uses proper architecture to achieve its goals by providing overall leadership and thought leadership for architecture strategic projects. Acts as advisor by providing architectural direction and advice utilizing domain expertise through evaluation of emerging trends, industry research, and current processes.

50% Directs and influences strategic IT initiatives based on domain expertise. Provides vision and oversight on complex strategic projects. Interprets and builds presentations and cost models to aid in informed decision making.

30% Reviews and identifies items to improve business process through research, vendor and industry conferences, blogs, and other IT focused activities. The goal is to drive targeted business outcomes. Shares research results across IT and senior leadership utilizing appropriate methods.

10% Interfaces and influences professionally at all levels of the organization by providing architecture updates to aid in business decisions regarding the use of various solutions. Effectively communicates architectural principles and standards to aid with understanding the impacts of any system change. Mentors, coaches and provides architectural guidance to others

10% Approves roadmaps and manages approval of IT strategic project level artifacts and provides input for any changes to architectural standards, while working closely with the IT organization and lines of business.