Principal Systems - Mainframe Storage Engineer

## Principal Systems - Mainframe Storage Engineer Apply:
Saint Paul, MN:
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Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 29, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
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** Job Description**## Responsibilities
* Design, implement, administer, and optimize
** IBM z/OS storage environments**, including
** IBM DS8000 DASD
** and
** IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape
** platforms.
* Manage
** storage replication**,
** business continuity**, and
** disaster recovery
** solutions, ensuring high availability and resiliency across critical mainframe environments.
* Administer
** DFSMS technologies**, including
** SMS**,
** DFHSM**,
** ICF Catalogs**, storage groups, and policy-based data management.
* Perform
** capacity planning**, utilization forecasting, growth analysis, and storage performance optimization to support enterprise workloads.
* Support
** GDPS-enabled
** recovery environments through testing, validation, failover exercises, and resiliency planning.
* Implement and maintain
** backup, recovery, cyber resiliency, Safeguarded Copy**, and data protection solutions to meet operational and regulatory requirements.
* Develop
** automation, scripting, monitoring, and reporting solutions
** that improve operational efficiency, service reliability, and risk management.
* Collaborate with engineering, application, infrastructure, operations, and vendor teams to troubleshoot complex storage issues, support modernization initiatives, and drive continuous improvement.
** Basic Qualifications**  - Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent work experience
- At least 7 years of experience within a total information technology (IT) environment
- At least 7 years of experience with the design, development and support of technology infrastructure##

Skills & Qualifications
* Strong expertise supporting
** IBM z/OS Storage Infrastructure.
*** Experience with Enterprise Storage Arrays (IBM, Dell EMC, Hitachi, Pure, Net App, HPE, etc.).
* Exposure to
** Storage Replication and Disaster Recovery technologies.
*** Experience with
** Virtualization, Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure), or Hybrid Platforms.
*** Knowledge of Data Lifecycle Management and storage governance.(
** DFSMS**, including
** SMS**,
** DFHSM**,
** ICF Catalogs**, storage groups, and automated data lifecycle management)
* Experience with
** GDPS**,
** storage replication technologies**, high availability architectures, and enterprise disaster recovery solutions.
* Strong understanding of
** backup, recovery, cyber resiliency, Safeguarded Copy**, and data protection best practices.
* Proven ability to perform
** capacity planning**, storage forecasting, utilization analysis, and performance tuning in large-scale environments.
* Experience developing
** automation, scripting, monitoring, and reporting solutions
** to streamline storage operations.
* Strong troubleshooting skills with expertise in
** incident management, root cause analysis, problem resolution**, and production support.
* Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to create
** technical documentation**, operational procedures, architecture standards, and leadership-ready updates.
** Location expectations
** This role requires…