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Mainframe Storage Administrator
Mainframe Storage AdministratorConfidential • Chennai, India
Mainframe Storage Administrator

Mainframe Storage Administrator

Confidential • Chennai, India
9 days ago
Job description

About The Opportunity

We operate in the enterprise IT infrastructure and systems integration sector, supporting large-scale mainframe environments for banking, financial services, and mission-critical enterprise workloads. This on-site role in India supports 24x7 operations, storage lifecycle management and disaster-recovery across z / OS ecosystems.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Administer and operate mainframe storage services on z / OS : manage DFSMS, DFSMShsm and DFSMSdss components to ensure reliable dataset and tape lifecycle management.
  • Provision and manage DASD volumes, SMS classes, storage pools and dataset attributes; perform dataset allocation, IDCAMS catalog operations and dataset migration activities.
  • Coordinate LUN provisioning, zoning and connectivity with SAN / storage teams for IBM DS8000 and enterprise arrays via FICON; validate connectivity and resolve I / O issues.
  • Execute backup, restore and tape management operations; maintain HSM policies, runbooks and perform DR restores and recovery testing.
  • Monitor capacity and performance, perform root-cause analysis on storage incidents, and implement tuning or corrective actions to meet SLAs.
  • Automate routine tasks and change implementations using available scripting tools (REXX / CLIST / shell) and contribute to operational runbooks and change-control processes.

Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Proven hands-on experience administering z / OS storage subsystems (DFSMS, DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss).
  • Operational expertise with JCL and IDCAMS for dataset and catalog management.
  • Experience provisioning and managing DASD, SMS classes and tape management in production mainframe environments.
  • Strong troubleshooting experience for I / O, dataset availability and performance incidents.
  • Familiarity with enterprise storage connectivity using FICON and collaboration with SAN teams for LUN provisioning.
  • Comfort working on-site in a 24x7 operations model and following ITIL / change-management processes.
  • Preferred

  • Experience with IBM DS8000 or similar enterprise mainframe storage arrays.
  • Knowledge of IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) integrations for z / OS.
  • Prior exposure to SAN administration and enterprise array platforms (EMC / VMAX, Hitachi).
  • Benefits & Culture Highlights

  • On-site role with direct exposure to large-scale mainframe operations and cross-functional teams.
  • Opportunities for certifications and skill development in enterprise storage and mainframe technologies.
  • Fast-paced, SLA-driven environment offering career growth in core infrastructure engineering.
  • Location & Work Type : India — On-site

    If you are an experienced mainframe storage professional who enjoys hands-on operational ownership, capacity planning and storage lifecycle management in high-availability z / OS environments, we encourage you to apply.

    Skills : ficon,mainframe storage administrator,administrator,z / os,storage,idcams,mainframe

    Skills Required

    Emc Vmax, Hitachi, Tsm, idcams , DASD, Jcl, z os , ficon

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