IBM Mainframe Engineer

Role: IBM Mainframe Engineer

Duration: 2 months

Location: REMOTE

Skills: Data Domain,DLM,EMC,GDDR,IBM,Mainframe,PowerMax,Solutions Enabler ,Tape Copy ,Unisphere/OS

Key Skills and Knowledge:

EMC/Dell storage administration experience within the past five years.

IBM Mainframe systems programming and administration experience within the past five years.

Strong experience with DT storage.

DLM experience is required.

Required Qualifications:

Performs daily mainframe storage operations using z/OS tools to optimize SMS/DASD utilization, verify HSM/DLM health and space, audit volumes/datasets across both plexes, and submit CRs/incidents as needed to maintain reliability. Produces required compliance/capacity reporting (SCRT/SMF), verifies reclaim/housekeeping automation, and completes operational work such as disk initialization, tape consolidations, and maintenance of core storage software (DLM, Solutions Enabler, GDDR, TapeCopy, Unisphere). Executes DR activation/teardown activities, coordinates Dell hardware patching/upgrades, and monitors PowerMax/DLM/Data Domain health and certificates at both Eagan and San Mateo.

• MF storage activity using z/OS tools/jobs/commands :
  • Check SMS pools for utilization daily and making necessary adjustments to insure the proper and efficient use of our SMS/DASD resources.
• Check the Storage environment and submitting CRs/Incidents as needed to insure storage reliability and stability.
• Check each HSM Control Datasets percentages.
• Check HSM for if any HSM functions might be in a held status.
• Check to see the HSM daily activity status.
• Check to see DLM allocate and remaining free space.
• Check FastAudit on both Plex's.
• Check Storage volumes on both Plex's.
• Check Spill volumes on both Plex's.
• Check for uncatalogued DS on SMS and non-SMS volumes on both Plex's
• Check for production DS on test volumes and test DS on production volumes
  • Create and distribute IBM and Broadcom SCRT reports (monthly)
  • Verify that the daily track reclaim jobs are doing their job
• Initialize disk volumes when needed
• Create and run tape connected pair consolidations
• Install and maintain the following products:
  • DLM Utilities
• MF Enablers
• Solutions Enabler (MF and Windows)
  • GDDR
• TapeCopy
• Unisphere (Windows)
• Disaster Recovery
• Verify Mainframe Production 'SYSDR.MNDR.* datasets before splitting the Mainframe Storage.
• Activate Eagan Mainframe Network Nodes, MNNA and MNNB in San Mateo
• MF System Housekeeping: run DR SMF/SCRT data collection jobs.
• De-activate/shutdown network mainframe LPARS MNNA and MNNB
• Storage teardown of Mainframe DR storage.

Dell Hardware Maintenance:

• Work with Dell Engineering to patch/upgrade/fix DLM, DD and PowerMax hardware
• Monitor EMC Hardware status.
• Monitor Eagan EMC PMAX8000 status using CloudIQ and Unisphere
• Monitor San Mateo EMC PMAX8000 status using CloudIQ and Unisphere
• Monitor Eagan EMC DLM9500 status using DLM Monitor
• Monitor San Mateo EMC DLM9500 status using DLM Monitor
• Monitor Eagan EMC Data Domain status using DD Systems Monitor
• Monitor San Mateo EMC Data Domain status using DD Systems Monitor
• Maintain certificates for the Unisphere, DLM and DD Systems Monitors in both Eagan and San Mateo