Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer
Job Description:
- Configure and maintain IBM DS8000 series DASD and TS7700 Virtual Tape Servers
- Manage TS7700 MI and DS8K HMCs
- Design SMS configurations using the DFSMS suite
- Manage data class, storage class, and management class rules
- Oversee data replication, disaster recovery planning, and routine backups
- Leverage DFHSM and DFDSS for backup and disaster recovery activities
- Monitor storage utilization and forecast future space requirements
- Plan infrastructure upgrades to prevent storage shortages
- Write and maintain REXX automation scripts for routine storage operations and alerts
- Add volumes to storage groups with insufficient capacity
- Troubleshoot storage-related outages
- Perform root cause analysis
- Resolve dataset access issues
- Execute complex storage migrations with minimal impact to production workloads
- Provide a highly available Z Compute and Storage platform resilient against infrastructure failures, regional disasters, and cyber events
- Support scalable, reliable, high-performing technology solutions aligned with Morgan Stanley’s technology goals
Requirements:
- Deep knowledge of the IBM z/OS environment
- Experience with IBM DS8000 series DASD and TS7700 Virtual Tape Servers
- Experience with TS7700 MI and DS8K HMCs
- Experience using the DFSMS suite to design SMS configurations and manage data, storage, and management class rules
- Experience with data replication, disaster recovery planning, and routine backups
- Experience with DFHSM and DFDSS
- Experience monitoring storage utilization, forecasting space requirements, and planning infrastructure upgrades
- REXX scripting experience
- Ability to troubleshoot storage-related outages and dataset access issues
- Root cause analysis experience
- Proficiency with ICKDSF, IDCAMS, and IEBCOPY
- Experience with tape management systems TLMS and RMM
- Experience with Tivoli Advance catalog management
- Experience with IBM Tivoli Advance allocation management for z/OS
- Understanding of FICON connectivity
- Understanding of z/OS access methods, including VSAM and QSAM
- Ability to execute complex storage migrations with minimal impact to production workloads
- Experience with Replication and PPRC protocols
- Experience with Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and Global Copy
- Experience with Cyber SafeGuarded Copy
- Experience with Copy Services Manager and ESSNI
- Experience with Hyperswap and Hyperwrite
- Experience with Hyperlinks
- Nice to have: certificate deployment and management for network connections
- Nice to have: Python or Perl scripting
- Nice to have: GDPS
- Nice to have: Secure Vault (Cyber) physical and virtual isolation
- Nice to have: cloud storage for tape archival
Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Prescription Drug coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Dependent Day Care Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability and Other Insurance Plans
- Paid Time Off, including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law
- Parental Leave
- 20 Vacation Days annually (where specified)
- 10 Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
- Short/Long Term Disability
- Discretionary incentive compensation award eligibility
- Incentive compensation plan eligibility, potentially including a discretionary bonus component
- Other short- and long-term incentive packages
- Morgan Stanley-sponsored benefit programs
- Other special perks reserved for employees
- Opportunities for internal mobility across the business
- Supportive and empowering work environment
- Diverse and inclusive workplace
