Mainframe Storage Administrator
Listed on 2026-02-17
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Data Engineer -
IT/Tech
Systems Engineer, Data Engineer
Job Title:
Mainframe Storage Administrator
Location:
Atlanta, GA / Remote
Duration:
Full Time Employment
Job Description:
Strong hands-on experience managing Hitachi VSP
5600 enterprise storage arrays
Expertise in Hitachi Ops Center (Administrator, Analyzer, Protector) and/or Hitachi Device Manager (HDvM)
Knowledge of microcode/firmware upgrade processes for Hitachi storage arrays.
Deep knowledge of zVT Optica virtual tape systems in z/OS environments
Expertise in monitoring and troubleshooting virtual tape performance
Strong knowledge of DFSMS
Experience managing SMS-managed datasets, space management, and allocation troubleshooting
Proficiency with DFSM Shsm: backup, migration, recall, and recovery processing
Roles & Responsibilities:
Administer, support, and optimize the enterprise mainframe storage infrastructure utilizing Hitachi VSP 5600 storage arrays and zVT Optica virtual tape systems
Maintain DFSMS policies, Client routines, storage classes, data classes, management classes, and storage groups
Ensure proper SMS-managed allocation and placement across VSP 5600 DASD volumes Monitor daily storage operations, including health, capacity, utilization, and performance of DASD and virtual tape environments
Create, manage, and maintain volumes, device groups, RAID configurations, and storage pools
Configure, manage, and support zVT Optica virtual tape libraries integrated with z/OS
Administer virtual tape volumes, scratch pools, caching policies, and replication settings
Monitor tape activity: mounts, dismounts, queue delays, drive allocation, and channel utilization
Support Client MShsm backup, recovery, migration, and space management operations
Troubleshoot virtual tape issues including drive/channel errors, failed mounts, connectivity problems, or storage space constraints
Participate in on-call rotation for 24/7 support of critical systems.
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