Mainframe Systems Programmer - Storage

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote or Hybrid
65K-123K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology
Support mission critical workloads, modernize IT infrastructure and reduce total cost of ownership.
The Role
Administer and support mainframe storage infrastructure, including DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, replication, backup, and disaster recovery. Manage storage pools across customers and LPARs, diagnose problems, perform migrations and data recovery, execute hardware and software refreshes, and participate in data center migrations and DR tests. The role also involves customer and vendor interaction, project coordination, and mentoring storage team members.
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Position Summary  

As a member of the mainframe Storage team, the responsible individual will work on storage infrastructure administration, configuration, and installation.  This encompasses DASD, tape, virtual tape, encryption, and replication for backup and DR capabilities.  The associate will perform software and hardware refreshes, customer migrations and daily customer support. 

Key Areas of Focus for this Role  

  • Provide DASD and tape storage administration support for our customers. 
  • Manage storage pools for multiple customers and LPARs. 
  • Perform problem diagnostics and resolution. 
  • Create and oversee jobs for daily, weekly, and monthly backups. 
  • Participate in Data Center migration projects using multiple methodologies. 
  • Perform data and volume recovery. 
  • Perform data migrations between storage frames for existing customers. 
  • Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests. 
  • Interact with account management and with our customers. 
  • Interact with hardware and software vendors as required. 
  • Mentor and train Storage team members. 

 

What the Ideal Candidate Brings to this Role 

Required Qualifications help to assure new Associates are set up for success in their role with Ensono. To be considered for this career opportunity, it is important that you meet all Required Qualifications. Candidates that may meet some, but not all, Other Qualifications are still encouraged to apply. 

Required Qualifications 

  • A minimum of 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree. Relevant work experience will be considered in place of a bachelor’s degree. 
  • Strong analytical, problem resolution and root cause analysis skills. 
  • Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently. 
  • Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems. 
  • Extensive skills with IBM storage software including IBM Copy Services Manager/Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS. 
  • Experience in preparing and implementing Disaster Recovery plans 
  • Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing. 
  • Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication. 
  • Extensive skills with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software. 
  • Extensive skills with CA-1, MIMTape. 
  • Functional skills with Dell/EMC. 
  • Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF. 
  • Knowledge of GDPR General Data Protection Regulation(GDPR) 

 

Why Ensono? 

Ensono is a place to make better happen – for our clients and for your career. You can do great things through innovation or collaboration, by learning or volunteering, or to promote diversity and inclusion. You can do great things for your own health or for a healthier planet. Whatever it means to you to do great things we want Ensono to be the place you can do it.   

We are a client-facing business, but we do encourage clients to allow us to work remotely most of the time so if you are not required to be on a client site, you can choose to work from home or in our Ensono offices. 

  

Some of our benefits include: 

  • Unlimited Paid Days Off 
  • Three health plan options 
  • 401k with company match 
  • Eligibility for dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and AD&D coverage, and flexible spending accounts 
  • Family Forming Benefit including fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy reimbursement 
  • Paid childbearing and paternal leave 
  • Education Reimbursement, Student Loan Assistance or 529 College Funding 
  • Sabbatical leave 
  • Wellness program 
  • Flexible work schedule 

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay scale for this role is $65,000 to $123,000 salary, based on a fulltime schedule. Please note that placement in the range may vary based on numerous factors including but not limited to skills, experience, internal equity, and business needs. In addition to base salary, other compensation programs, depending on eligibility, include an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance and an equity grant under our Associate Equity Appreciation Program. 

Ensono is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment to our Associates and building a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.  

Pay transparency nondiscrimination statement/posting OFCCP’s pay transparency policy can be found on OFCCP’s website.  

 

If you need accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email [email protected]. 

Skills Required

  • Minimum 5+ years of related experience with a bachelor's degree, or equivalent relevant work experience in place of the degree
  • Strong analytical, problem resolution, and root cause analysis skills
  • Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently
  • Ability to analyze performance on DASD and tape subsystems
  • Extensive experience with IBM storage software, including IBM Copy Services Manager or Global Mirroring, SMS, HSM, IDCAMS, and DFDSS
  • Experience preparing and implementing disaster recovery plans
  • Expert knowledge of catalog structures, LPAR sysplexes, and resource sharing
  • Extensive knowledge of DASD hardware configurations incorporating replication
  • Extensive experience with IBM and Oracle/STK tape hardware and software
  • Extensive experience with CA-1 and MIMTape
  • Functional skills with Dell/EMC
  • Functional skills with RMM, TLMS, GRS, Tapecopy, and SMF
  • Knowledge of GDPR

Ensono Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ensono and has not been reviewed or approved by Ensono.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off provisions include unlimited PTO, paid volunteer time, and a formal sabbatical program. These offerings provide flexibility for rest, community service, and extended renewal.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with company match as part of the core package. This adds long‑term financial value alongside day‑one eligibility for other coverage.
  • Parental & Family Support — Family‑forming coverage and paid parental leave are explicitly included, with adoption and surrogacy reimbursement. These benefits support diverse paths to growing a family.

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The Company
HQ: Downers Grove, IL
3,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Ensono helps IT leaders be the catalyst for change by harnessing the power of hybrid IT to transform their businesses. Our broad services portfolio from mainframe to cloud, powered by an intelligent governance platform, is designed to help our clients operate for today and optimize for tomorrow. We are award-winning certified experts in AWS & Azure

Why Work With Us

Our culture is collaborative & results-driven. Curiosity, passion, honesty & reliability are values we live by. Career & professional development is encouraged through promotions, learning opportunities, Ensono University - eTalks, training academies, paid tuition and study leave, quarterly Innovator Awards. Thinking Thursdays (no meetings 8 to 12)

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