IBM Storage Expert / Mainframe Systems Engineer

Experience:
8+ Years

Location:
Hyderabad

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced
Mainframe Storage Administrator
to manage and optimize enterprise
IBM z/OS storage environments
supporting mission-critical banking and financial systems. The role involves storage engineering, performance tuning, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, security, automation, and support.

Key Responsibilities:
- Architecture & Engineering:
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise storage environments including
IBM DS8000, FlashSystem, TS7700, DASD, tape subsystems
, tiering, and HSM. Support capacity planning and DR strategy.
- DFSMS Administration:
Configure and manage
DFSMS, ACS routines, Storage Groups, Data Classes, Management Classes, and Storage Classes
.
- Performance & Troubleshooting:
Monitor and optimize storage using
OMEGAMON, TPC, Sysview, CA-Disk
, and resolve complex I/O, allocation, and performance issues.
- Security & Compliance:
Manage
storage encryption, RACF/ACF2 controls
, and regulatory compliance including
GDPR/PDPO




requirements.
- Backup & Disaster Recovery:
Administer
DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, FlashCopy, PPRC/Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, XRC
, backup validation, DR testing, and cyber-resiliency strategies.
- Storage Optimization:
Provision and optimize storage resources, including
FBA and CKD
device management.
- L3 Support & Mentoring:
Serve as the highest escalation point, perform RCA, and mentor junior engineers.
- Vendor & Stakeholder Management:
Coordinate with business teams and vendors.
- Automation & Modernization:
Support
z/OSMF, cloud storage integration (S3-compatible)
, and automation using
Ansible/Puppet
.

Required Skills & Experience:
- 8-10+ years
of IBM Mainframe Storage Administration experience in large enterprise environments.
- Expert knowledge of
DFSMS, DFSMSdfp, DFSMShsm, DFSMSdss, DFSMSrmm
(or CA-TLMS/CA-Dynam equivalents).
- Robust expertise in
z/OS, JCL, SMP/E, IOCDS/HCD, z/OSMF
.
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📌 Storage Expert (Hyderabad)
🏢 Yash Technologies
📍 Hyderabad