Mainframe Tape Storage Infrastructure Engineer ll

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent, supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an impact in the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in‑office culture with specific requirements for office‑based attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility for our teammates and businesses based on role‑specific considerations.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

This job is responsible for tool and service designs within a technical domain that enable business strategies in accordance with architectural governance, standards and policies. Key responsibilities include creating infrastructure tools and their integration as a service, facilitating deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation. Job expectations include looking for opportunities to improve efficiency when implementing and maintaining tools/services and embracing a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Creates infrastructure tools and their integration as a service.
• Facilitates deployment of technical solutions by developing templates, playbooks and automation used during implementation.
• Looks for opportunities to improve efficiency and embraces a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Supports multiple systems for Mainframe (System z) storage projects, covering build, development, implementation, maintenance, operations and client support.
• Works under minimal supervision and supports senior personnel; may assist and train junior analysts.
• Analyzes complex problems requiring in‑depth evaluation, exercising judgment within broadly defined practices and policies.
• Participates in a 7x24 on‑call rotation.
• Provides subject‑matter expertise to ensure technology solutions comply with enterprise design and engineering standards.
• Translates business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints and playbooks.
• Evaluates reference models, blueprints and playbooks for fit‑for‑purpose.
• Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes.
• Conducts on‑site evaluations of third‑party products for consideration for firm adoption.
• Promotes an inclusive working environment and helps resolve organizational impediments.
• Contributes to the creation and selection of functional and non‑functional product evaluation requirements across domains.

• This position will require 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.
• Experience operating at scale (multi‑data center, multi‑region, global firms).
• Strong understanding of z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths).
• Strong understanding of FICON protocols and multi‑pathing concepts.
• Strong understanding of I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT).
• Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced technical certifications and vendor training preferred.
• Leadership of SMEs With Skills and/or Knowledge Of Assembler
• Ability to understand and modify if/as needed
• No new development readily forecasted
• ACC/SRS
• CA1
• DFHSM
• DFSMS
• IBM Utilities/Exits
• ICF Catalogs
• DB2 and IMS
• Storage Admin perspective
• REXX

• Analytical Thinking
• Application Development
• Automation
• Production Support
• Risk Management
• Adaptability
• Business Acumen
• Dev Ops Practices
• Solution Delivery Process
• Solution Design
• Other

1st shift (United States of America)

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