Ibm Z Storage Manager

IBM Z Storage Manager - 10 Month Contract - Hiring ASAP
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 10-month contract
Location: Hybrid working in Barnsley
Rate: Market Rates
Engagement Method: Inside IR35
Role Summary
The zSeries Storage Manager is responsible for leading, building and supporting the zSeries Storage hardware and software infrastructure.
Key Skills

• zSeries Storage Management / Engineering background preferred and / or experience to equivalent level.
• Working and partnering with vendors (e.g., IBM, DELL, Broadcom)
• Supporting and / or leading technical management of large infrastructure deployment projects
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise IT environment and the embedded controls within change, incident, and problem management processes.
• Experience working with Agile working practices and tooling.
• Experience and awareness of security, audit, risk, and compliance within enterprise IT environment
• IBM DS8K disk hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills including DSCLI scripting and familiarity with HMC GUI
• DELL DLM virtual tape (VTE with Data Domain) hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills with knowledge of GUI, NFS and Linux
• Broadcom (Brocade) DCX hardware skills and FICON / FIBRE concepts and configuration. Set-up and utilising SanNav and Maps
• Software Technical Skills
• IBM core knowledge: z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS, IWS
• IBM storage knowledge: DFHSM, DFDSS, ICKDSF, DFSMS (inc OAM), TDMF, GDPS, CSM
• Broadcom (CA): CA1, CA Vantage, CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View, Endeavor
• Dino Software: T-rex, Terradon
• Rocket: CR+
• Interchip: RTD

Responsibilities

• Perform a Technical Project Management role for large zSeries infrastructure deployment and evergreening projects.
• Setup automation to reduce manual interventions in the Storage infrastructure.
• Test new software and exploit functionality
• Consolidate and reduce infrastructure complexity.
• Risk and Cost Management
• Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services.
• Business stakeholder management
• Vendor liaison and management
• zSeries Storage hardware / software design, configuration, testing, implementation, and support