[Hiring] Senior Storage System Administrator @Kyndryl

Role Description

Join the innovative team at Kyndryl as a Client Technical Solutioner and unlock your potential to shape the future of technology solutions. As a key player in our organization, you will embark on an exciting journey where you get to work closely with customers, understand their unique challenges, and provide them with cutting-edge technical solutions and services.

As a Senior Storage System Administrator at Kyndryl, you’ll:

• Solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services.
• Manage systems data for clients and provide day-to-day solutions and security compliance.
• Oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of talented people and gain invaluable management and organizational skills.

Your future at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior System Administrator to Architect, with opportunities for Cloud Hyperscalers, hands-on experience, and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience working with GDPS administration, including Global Mirror replication monitoring, maintenance, and 4-site configurations.
• 10 years experience in Cyber Resiliency technologies: CSM, Thin Provisioning, Safeguarded Copy, and Cyber Vault operations is preferred.
• Advanced DFSMShsm (HSM) administration, troubleshooting, and tuning.
• Strong JCL development and diagnostic skills.

Requirements

• Programming & scripting: REXX, SAS.
• Storage utilities and services: ICKDSF, DFDSS, FDR, DSCLI, TDMF.
• Storage Management Subsystem: SMS, including design, debugging, and ACS routines.
• Tape and catalog management: RMM, ICF Catalog administration (monitoring, consolidation, reorganization, recovery).
• Performance and data utilities: Syncsort, StopX37, SEA Soft, Dino Software tools.
• IBM replication technologies: PPRC, Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Hiperswap failover/failback.
• Snapshot and point-in-time technologies: FlashCopy.
• Disaster Recovery design, execution, and testing.
• RPO monitoring, reporting, and compliance oversight.
• Large enterprise HSM administration.
• Automatic backup, dump, migration tuning.
• ML1/ML2 optimization and performance analysis.
• Dataset recovery, catalog validation, and troubleshooting.
• IBM TS7700 4-Grid Virtual Tape systems, including performance monitoring and utilization analytics.
• IBM DS8000 configuration, migration, capacity planning, and health monitoring.
• Experience with both DSCLI and GUI-based management tools.
• 24×7 on-call enterprise storage support - typically this should be 1 week a month.
• Customer-facing technical meetings and solution discussions.
• Opening and managing IBM PMRs for storage-related issues.
• Supporting hardware/software upgrades, migrations, and resiliency projects.
• Spreadsheet/report creation for operational insight, trending, and capacity planning.
• Participation in capacity & growth management and performance tuning initiatives.
• Proficient with customer-specific tools, utilities, and reporting frameworks.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, disability, retirement benefits, paid leave, and paid time off.
• Discretionary annual bonus program based on performance.
• Learning programs for certifications, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Skillsoft, and more.
• Company-wide volunteering and giving platform.