What are the responsibilities and job description for the z/OS Storage Architect position at Hansen Talent Group (HTG)?
Hansen Talent Group is seeking a Storage Architect to support z/OS storage solutions. This is a fully remote position supporting multiple large data center environments for both commercial and government clients. Candidates must be able to obtain a public trust.
The z/OS Storage Architect is responsible for supporting the design and implementation of enterprise solutions, supporting daily storage subsystem operations, and leading modernization efforts within the environment.
Duties:
- Participate in discovery interviews to identify corporate and client storage strategy, business requirements, and compliance regulations to support design and storage planning
- Provide consultation on new solutions, the implementation of new technologies, and 3rd-party vendor management, supporting efforts to modernize and optimize the z/OS Mainframe environment and storage subsystems.
- Implement, administer, and support z/OS storage infrastructure, including overseeing storage allocation and provisioning as well as analyzing storage performance.
- Manage DASD storage, virtual tape storage, and physical tape environments.
- Oversee SMS configuration and administration.
- Monitor storage utilization, perform capacity planning, and recommend storage optimization strategies.
- Troubleshoot storage incidents as well as support backup/recovery efforts.
- Maintain system documentation, workflow diagrams, and compliance requirements to ensure audit readiness.
- Experience serving as SME on z/OS Storage and providing hands on support designing and implementing new solutions
- DASD
- Tape libraries
- SMS administration