Mainframe Storage Technology Analyst

About the role

Maintain a portfolio of one or more hardware and/or software technologies, products, and/or processes including standards of use, life cycles, and/or product evaluation and integration. Develop and maintain an in-depth pool of technical advice and expertise to provide information and guidance of the infrastructure assigned.

Location & work environment

• Full time and fully onsite in Columbia, South Carolina (strongly preferred), State College, PA, or Dallas, TX.
• Operates within a typical Office IT Environment.
• Not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical interviews and analysis with vendors and/or stakeholders to develop and track the road map/life cycle of infrastructure for hardware, software, products, and/or processes.
• May schedule regular meetings, conference calls, or on-site visits with vendors and/or stakeholders to keep abreast of current technology(s), products, and/or processes.
• May review with vendor and/or stakeholders known upcoming activities associated with their specific technology(s), product(s), and/or processes.
• Research and stay abreast of all information that may impact the lifecycle of any supported technology, product, and/or process.
• Facilitate the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of best practices, policies, standards, and desktop procedures to be used by the operational units to guide the use of each technology solution or product.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships and open communication with vendors, operations, architecture, and/or management staff.

Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's in a job-related field. Degree equivalency: Associate's degree plus an extra 2 years of job-related work experience for a total of 6 years of required work experience, OR 8 total years required work experience.

Required Work Experience:

• 4 years specific knowledge of the technology(s), product(s), and/or processes to be supported.
• 1 year directly supporting the technology(s), product(s), and/or processes (may be concurrent).

Required skills and abilities

• Knowledge of a variety of information technology products and solutions.
• Excellent research, customer service, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good judgment.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of the IT organization.

Software and tools

• Standard office equipment.
• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Software and tools will vary based on the technologies, products, and/or processes supported.

Preferred experience

• IBM z/OS Mainframe experience.
• Hands on Storage Administration.
• Experience with HSM, DASD Storage, and/or DFSMS.
• Coding SMS ACS routines.
• ISMF to translate, validate, and activate ACS routine, define and maintain SMS constructs.
• HSM configuration and administration.
• Monitor SMS storage group utilization.
• RMM configuration and administration.
• Creating storage management utilization reports.
• Initialization and configuration of DASD devices.
• DFSMSdss full volume and logical dataset dump and restore.
• Working knowledge of Dino Software T-REX and UDM software products.
• Working knowledge of Luminex Mainframe Virtual Tape (MVT), storage pools, LSCRUP process, and Luminex GUI.
• IBM TDMF for z/OS.
• Working knowledge of DELL EMC PowerMax and SRDF replication.
• Exploitation of zEDC.

Benefits

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage
• 401k retirement savings plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations
• Education Assistance
• Service Recognition
• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more