IT Platform Consultant IBM z Systems

Job Description

Job DescriptionJob Description:

Short Description: Mainframe Storage Administrator with 8+ years managing and maintaining the storage systems for IMB System Z, Responsible for managing storage allocation, performance tuning, backup and recovery, and managing disaster recovery fail-over protocols.

Complete Description:
Responsibilities:
Leads the adoption or implementation of an advanced technology or platform.

Expert on the functionality or usage of a particular system, platform, or technology product.

Serves as a consultant to clients, guiding the efficient use or adoption of a particular IT product or platform.

Creates implementation, testing, and/or integration plans.

Demonstrates expertise in a particular IT platform or service, allowing for maximum IT investment.

Extensive knowledge of IBM z/OS system software, IBM utilities and 3rd party software..

Extensive knowledge working with IBM, Dell/EMC and Hitachi disks.

Extensive knowledge managing local and remote replication, initialization and full volume backup/archive/restore.

Extensive knowledge working with tape silos(automatic tape libraries).

Extensive knowledge of IBM and CA virtual tape storage

Minimum Education/ Certification Requirements:

Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience

Training or certification in a particular product or IT platform/service, as required

Skills Matrix:
16+ yrs. leading advanced technology projects or service projects. 16 Years
16+ yrs. full system engineering lifecycle. 16 Years
16+ yrs. creating implementation/integration plans, test plans, and training materials. 16 Years
16+ yrs. hands-on experience in specific product or IT platform. 16 Years
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience. Required
Industry certification/training in specific IT product/platform or service. Nice to Have