[Hiring] Storage SME @Computer Task Group, Inc

Role Description

CTG is seeking to fill a Storage SME position for our client.

Location: Remote

Duration: 6 months

Shift: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST with participation in an on-call rotation supporting a 24x7 production environment.

Duties:

• Administer and support enterprise z/OS mainframe storage environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Manage DASD and tape storage infrastructure, including configuration, migration, replication, and lifecycle management.
• Provide production support for multiple LPARs, CECs, DASD subsystems, and virtual tape environments.
• Configure, monitor, and maintain DFSMS components including DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, and related storage utilities.
• Perform storage provisioning, capacity planning, performance tuning, and issue resolution.
• Monitor storage health using OMEGAMON XE or similar enterprise storage monitoring tools.
• Support catalog management, VSAM datasets, IDCAMS utilities, and storage-related system maintenance.
• Analyze and resolve storage issues including space abends, dataset allocation problems, and storage performance bottlenecks.
• Generate and interpret SMF, DCollect, BVIR, and other storage utilization reports.
• Collaborate with infrastructure teams to implement storage modernization initiatives and ensure compliance with operational standards.
• Participate in after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call support as required to support global operations.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of z/OS storage administration and mainframe storage technologies.
• Strong experience administering DASD and tape storage environments.
• In-depth knowledge of z/OS fundamentals, MVS, TSO, ISPF, JES2, SDSF, ISMF, JCL, VSAM, catalogs, and dataset management (PS, PDS, PDSE, GDG).
• Experience with DFSMS, DFSMSHSM, DFSMSDSS, DFSMSDFP, DFSMSRMM, ICF Catalog, IDCAMS, FDR products, ICKDSF, and CA storage management products including CA Disk, CA Allocate, and CA-1.
• Familiarity with REXX, SAS, storage reporting tools, and enterprise monitoring solutions.
• Experience performing storage migrations, replication, disaster recovery support, and capacity planning.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple assignments while supporting mission-critical production environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills within cross-functional infrastructure teams.

Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Mainframe Storage Administration.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise z/OS production environments.
• Hands-on experience with storage migrations (DASD-to-DASD and Tape-to-Tape) and storage replication technologies.
• Experience supporting multiple global regions with participation in 24x7 operational support.
• Background in infrastructure administration, systems programming, storage management, and z/OS platform support is highly preferred.
• Candidates with primary experience in application development (such as COBOL, PL/I, DB2 application programming, CICS application development, IMS application development, Java on z/OS, or application maintenance) are not aligned with the requirements of this infrastructure-focused role.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required.

Benefits

• The expected base salary for this position ranges from $61-$65/hr.
• Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, market factors, and where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained.
• In addition to salary, a competitive benefit package is also offered.

To Apply

To be considered, please apply directly to this requisition using the link provided. Kindly forward this to any other interested parties. Thank you!