Information Systems Advisor I - IBM Storage Replication Administrator

Information Systems Advisor I – IBM Storage Replication Admin

Office of the Illinois Secretary of State, Alexi Giannoulias

Location:

501 S 2nd St., Springfield, IL – Sangamon County

Salary:
Range from $6,962 to $12,950 monthly. Commensurate with experience

Benefits:
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Overview:
Responsible for managing and maintaining mission-critical IBM mainframe VTS tape and SAN infrastructure. This role acts as a Mainframe Storage and DASD Replication Administration and is responsible for the installation, configuration, monitoring, and administration of IBM VTS backup environment and an HP SAN Replication environment for Disaster recovery and failover. Will ensure system stability, performance, and security for the backup architecture in support of statewide business applications and services.

Requires senior level expertise doing mainframe storage and replication management for backup and failover to DR Systems. Will assist with resource monitoring and administration, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively on high-availability, enterprise-scale environments.

Key responsibilities include configuring storage, troubleshooting issues, providing technical guidance to junior staff, and collaborating with hardware vendors.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• DASD and VTS management:
  Monitor performance, availability, and utilization of DASD and VTS storage resources.
• Capacity planning:
  Analyze storage usage trends and provide recommendations for future storage requirements.
• Performance tuning:
  Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues related to storage.
• Backup and recovery:
  Implement and manage daily data backups using software like Safeguarded Copy and ensure data replication for disaster recovery purposes.
• Incident and problem management:
  Respond to major incidents, perform root cause analysis, and work on long-term problem prevention.
• Vendor management:
  Work with hardware and software vendors on installations, upgrades, and support escalations.
• Technical guidance:
  Provide support and mentorship to less experienced team members.
• System configuration:
  Allocate storage space, configure storage solutions, and implement changes to the storage environment.

Disaster Recovery & High Availability:

• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) testing and system restoration planning.
• Develop and maintain storage recovery runbooks and operational procedures.

Support &

Collaboration:

• Troubleshoot and resolve storage and replication system issues, performance problems, and outages.
• Work with vendors (IBM, HPE, etc.) and internal DoIT teams for upgrades, migrations, and issue resolution.
• Provide documentation, training, and mentoring to junior staff and operations personnel
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Education and Experience:

Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of two years of college, with coursework in the computer science field AND four years of experience with technical systems and/or programming experience and/or IT project management OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Application Process:

• Please visit to apply by completing the online application; you may also upload a resume or other attachments as needed.
• Preference will be given to Illinois residents in the hiring and selection process, in accordance with the Illinois Secretary of State Merit Employment Code.
• Questions regarding this posting or Illinois Secretary of State employment practices may be directed to Job Counselors at our Personnel offices in Chicago ) or Springfield ).

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants must be lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a non-job-related medical condition or disability.