Mainframe Storage Specialist

About the role

A leading financial institution is looking for a young, energetic and technically driven person to join its team on a permanent basis. The role covers the administration, monitoring, maintenance and optimisation of mainframe storage environments, keeping critical systems highly available, performant, well-sized and reliable. It suits someone who wants a long-term career in a large enterprise.

Key responsibilities

• Administer and support IBM mainframe storage environments
• Handle storage allocation, configuration, maintenance and capacity management
• Monitor storage performance, availability and utilisation
• Help solve storage problems, troubleshoot and resolve incidents
• Support backup, recovery and disaster-recovery processes
• Work with z/OS and related mainframe infrastructure
• Carry out storage migrations, upgrades and maintenance
• Maintain storage standards, policies and procedures
• Find ways to improve performance, efficiency and reliability
• Work with mainframe, infrastructure, application and support teams
• Follow security, risk and operational standards

Required profile

• Relevant IT qualification and technical experience
• Experience in a mainframe environment
• Exposure to z/OS and mainframe storage technologies
• Understanding of storage allocation, capacity and performance management
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Experience with IBM storage technologies
• Exposure to storage management tools and utilities
• Experience in enterprise banking environments