Mainframe Storage Admin

W2 only Mainframe Storage Admin Remote Experience level • 12+ years of professional work experience as a Mainframe Storage administrator. Technical key skills (Mandatory skills) • Strong knowledge of IBM z/OS Storage Management. • Hands-on experience with Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP, USP, VSP G Series). • Experience administering IBM Virtual Tape System (VTS) or Virtual Tape Library (VTL). • Strong understanding of DFSMS, SMS, ACS routines, and Storage Groups. • Experience with DASD management, allocation, migration, and performance tuning. • Knowledge of backup and recovery processes for mainframe storage environments. • Experience with storage monitoring and capacity planning. Job Responsibilities • Administer and support IBM mainframe storage infrastructure in a 24x7 enterprise environment. • Manage and maintain DASD storage using Hitachi Disk Storage (HDS/VSP) and related storage subsystems. • Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Virtual Tape Systems (VTS/VTL) and physical tape environments. • Perform storage allocation, provisioning, migration, and reclamation activities. • Administer and support DFSMS, SMS policies, ACS routines, and storage groups. • Monitor storage utilization, perform capacity planning, and recommend storage optimization strategies. • Support backup, recovery, replication, and disaster recovery activities. • Perform storage performance analysis and tuning to ensure optimal system performance. • Coordinate storage-related software and hardware upgrades. • Troubleshoot storage incidents and resolve complex production issues. • Work closely with system programmers, application teams, and infrastructure teams during project implementations. • Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and storage standards. • Ensure compliance with enterprise security, audit, and operational policies. • Participate in on-call production support and maintenance activities as required.