IBM Z Storage Manager

IBM Z Storage Manager

Posted 1 week ago by Trust in SODA

£410 Per day
Inside
Onsite
Barnsley

Job description








IBM Z Storage Manager - 10 Month Contract - Hiring ASAP

Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 10-month contract
Location: Hybrid working in Barnsley
Rate: Market Rates
Engagement Method: Inside IR35

Role Summary
The zSeries Storage Manager is responsible for leading, building and supporting the zSeries Storage hardware and software infrastructure.

Key Skills

  • zSeries Storage Management / Engineering background preferred and / or experience to equivalent level.
  • Working and partnering with vendors (e.g., IBM, DELL, Broadcom)
  • Supporting and / or leading technical management of large infrastructure deployment projects
  • Experience supporting large-scale enterprise IT environment and the embedded controls within change, incident, and problem management processes.
  • Experience working with Agile working practices and tooling.
  • Experience and awareness of security, audit, risk, and compliance within enterprise IT environment
  • IBM DS8K disk hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills including DSCLI scripting and familiarity with HMC GUI
  • DELL DLM virtual tape (VTE with Data Domain) hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills with knowledge of GUI, NFS and Linux
  • Broadcom (Brocade) DCX hardware skills and FICON / FIBRE concepts and configuration. Set-up and utilising SanNav and Maps
  • Software Technical Skills
  • IBM core knowledge: z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS, IWS
  • IBM storage knowledge: DFHSM, DFDSS, ICKDSF, DFSMS (inc OAM), TDMF, GDPS, CSM
  • Broadcom (CA): CA1, CA Vantage, CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View, Endeavor
  • Dino Software: T-rex, Terradon
  • Rocket: CR+
  • Interchip: RTD

Responsibilities

  • Perform a Technical Project Management role for large zSeries infrastructure deployment and evergreening projects.
  • Setup automation to reduce manual interventions in the Storage infrastructure.
  • Test new software and exploit functionality
  • Consolidate and reduce infrastructure complexity.
  • Risk and Cost Management
  • Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services.
  • Business stakeholder management
  • Vendor liaison and management
  • zSeries Storage hardware / software design, configuration, testing, implementation, and support