Mainframe Storage administrator

Location: Remote

Duration: 6-12 months Contract (with possible extension)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
10+ 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)