Mainframe Tape Storage Infrastructure Engineer ll

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
• Affords assistance in translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
• Affords assistance in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
• Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption
• Promotes an inclusive and healthy working environment and helps to resolve organizational impediments/blockers
• Contributes to the creation/selection of functional and non-functional product evaluation requirements within and across domains

Requirements

• On call rotation support, some weekend and holiday support as well
• 7 + years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
• Proven experience in 24x7, mission‑critical, highly regulated production environments
• Strong understanding of: z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths), FICON protocols and multi‑pathing concepts, I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)
• Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Advanced technical certifications and vendor training preferred