Job Summary

As a System Administrator at Kyndryl, you ll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You ll be at the forefront of current technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients-which means some of the biggest in the world.

Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and support enterprise-wide z/OS storage solutions , ensuring scalability, availability, and performance.
- Administer and govern DFSMS/SMS environments , including ACS routines, Storage Groups, Storage Classes, Data Classes, and Management Classes.
- Manage and optimize DASD storage infrastructure , monitor utilization trends, perform capacity planning, and support storage growth initiatives.
- Maintain VTOC, VTOCIX, and catalog environments , resolving allocation, extent, connectivity, and catalog-related issues.
- Administer DFSMShsm and DFSMSdss services, supporting backup, migration, archiving, disaster recovery, and recovery operations.
- Monitor storage subsystem performance, analyze I/O workloads, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and drive continuous service improvements.
- Ensure storage environments meet security, audit, and compliance requirements through effective access controls and governance practices.
- Lead storage-related projects including hardware refreshes, storage modernization, data center migrations, z/OS upgrades, cloud integration, and disaster recovery enhancements.
- Develop and implement automation solutions using REXX, JCL, ISPF, and vendor tools to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Serve as the highest level technical escalation point for complex storage incidents, conducting root cause analysis and implementing long-term solutions.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, application, security, and vendor teams to support business-critical initiatives and operational excellence.
- Mentor junior engineers, create technical documentation,



and promote knowledge sharing and best practices across the storage organization.

Who You Are

You re good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you re open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

- 8+ Years of Experience in Mainframe Storage Administration.
- Experience with DASD and tape data storage solutions (Experience on DASD/Tape Configuration and Migration) for mainframes.
- Candidate should possess working knowledge of Z/OS Operating System, z/OS(MVS) fundamentals, Storage fundamentals and Storage Devices.
- Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge in the following areas: TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, ISMF, JES2, Catalogs, Datasets (PS/PDS/PDSE/GDG), REXX, SAS, SDSF and Spool.
- Candidate will be expected to have good knowledge Experience in the following (: MF - Tape DASD Management) areas: DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, ICF Catalog, VSAM, IDCAMs, CA products (CA Disk, CA allocate and CA-1), FDR products, Omegamon XE or related Storage monitoring tools, ICKDSF, Space abends and SMF/Dcollect/BVIR reports.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

- Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related field.
- Provides technical support activities for a production mainframe environment of multiple LPARs, CECs, DASD and VTS controllers.
- Experience in Storage box data migration (DASD to DASD and Tape to tape) and Storage replication.
- Candidates have to work in customer work hours- US, Europe and Asia Pacific (weekends and holidays as on call staff).

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📌 Mainframe Storage System administrator (Bengaluru)
🏢 Kyndryl
📍 Bengaluru