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Sr Mainframe Z/OS Storage Architect
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Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, 95828, USA
Listed on 2026-03-08
Listing for:
IT Associates
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-08
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- 2 openings ( Mainframe Storage SME AND Sr Mainframe Storage Admin)
Senior subject-matter expert who owns architecture, standards, and advanced troubleshooting for the IBM z/OS storage stack. Provides technical leadership, mentors team members, and drives modernization/optimization of storage services.
Key Responsibilities- Define and maintain storage architecture/standards (DFSMS design, ACS routines, management/storage classes); lead roadmap for reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Oversee installation/maintenance of z/OS storage program products and related ISV solutions; set change control patterns and validation criteria.
- Lead complex incident response and performance analysis across DASD, VTS/tape, SAN
, and replication; guide RCAs and corrective actions. - Capacity planning, forecasting, and vendor engagement (IBM/Broadcom/etc.); evaluate tooling and automation opportunities.
- Govern DR/BCP patterns and recovery point/time objectives; validate replication/backups.
- Mentor Storage Admins, document best practices, and run knowledge-sharing sessions; collaborate with security, network, and mainframe systems teams.
- 10+ years specializing in z/OS storage with deep hands‑on in DFSMS (ACS coding), DFHSM, catalogs, DASD design/tiering, and virtual tape.
- Strong SMP/E background; fluent with IBM utilities and multiple ISV storage products.
- Demonstrated architecture/standards ownership and cross‑team leadership.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and prioritization skills.
- Experience with GDPS/CSM
, Parallel Sysplex, z/OS 2.5/3.1 features impacting storage, performance engineering. - Vendor management and cost modeling exposure
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