Enterprise Architect (26-10822)

CDS – z/OS Storage Administrator  
Credit Check: Required
Employment Type: Contract to Hire

Location
Columbia, SC – Strongly preferred, State College, PA, Dallas, TX
Fully remote candidates nationwide may also be considered
Typical office IT environment

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• Degree equivalency:  6 years of relevant experience

Preferred:  

• Master's degree

Required Experience

• Minimum  9 years of related IT experience
• Minimum  2 years of corporate planning or strategic development
• experienceExperience may be concurrent with the IT experience.
• Preferred:11 years of related IT experience
• 4 years of corporate planning or strategic development experience

Required Technical Skills

• IBM z/OS storage environments
• z/OS Storage Administration
• Creating  storage management utilization reports
• DASD initialization and configuration
• DFSMSdss full-volume and logical-dataset dump and restore

Required Software & Tools

• Strong knowledge of  IBM z/OS storage administration
• SMS Client routinesCoding and maintaining SMS Client routines
• ISMFTranslate, validate, and activate Client routines
• Define and maintain SMS constructs
• HSMConfiguration and administration
• SMS Storage GroupsMonitor storage group utilization
• RMMConfiguration and administration
• Desired / Nice-to-Have Skills
• Dino Software T-REX
• Dino Software UDM
• Luminex Mainframe Virtual Tape (MVT)
• Luminex storage pools
• LSCRUP process
• Luminex GUI
• IBM TDMF for z/OS
• Dell EMC PowerMax
• SRDF replication
• zEDC exploitation

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support  IBM z/OS storage environments.
• Configure, initialize, and maintain  DASD devices.
• Manage and monitor  SMS storage groups and utilization.
• Develop and maintain  SMS Client routines.
• Use  ISMF to translate, validate, and activate SMS routines and maintain SMS constructs.
• Configure and administer  HSM environments.
• Configure and administer  RMM.
• Perform  DFSMSdss full-volume and logical-dataset dump and restore operations.
• Create and maintain  storage management utilization reports.
• Support storage-related operational activities and troubleshoot issues.
• Contribute to improvements and modernization of the storage environment.
• Work collaboratively with the broader Operations team to maintain reliable daily operations.

Team / Work Environment

• The role is part of an  Operations team supporting daily technology operations and modernization initiatives.
• The immediate team consists of  3 members within a broader team of 26.

The team values:

• Technical strength
• Dependability
• Collaboration
• Operational stability
• Continuous improvement
• Modernization of existing environments
• Ideal Candidate Profile
• The ideal candidate should have  strong hands-on IBM z/OS storage administration experience, particularly with  SMS, ISMF, HSM, RMM, DASD, and DFSMSdss. Experience with Luminex, TDMF, PowerMax/SRDF, T-REX/UDM, or zEDC is beneficial.