IBM Z Storage Manager

Role: IBM Z Storage Manager Location: Sheffield , UK Type od Work: Contract Mode of Work: 2-3 Days Onsite in a week Responsibilities: The zSeries Storage Engineer is responsible for leading, building and supporting the zSeries Storage hardware and software infrastructure. This role will carry out some or all of the following activities * Perform a Technical Project Management role for large zSeries infrastructure deployment and evergreening projects * Setup automation to reduce manaual 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 Specific Expertise and Experience (Technical/Business/Tool) 1. IBM zSeries Storage Management skills 2. Strong Technical Project management skills 3. Experience of working in a large enterprise of banking scale and complexity General Knowledge & Experience (For the role – not the role holder. Minimum requirements of the role.) Personal Experience * zSeries Storage Management/Engineering background preferred 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 Personal Skills * Ability to work under pressure to deadlines * Strong work ethi, Collaborating with others and building a network * Strong interpersonal skills Hardware Technical Skills * 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