Mainframe Storage Administrator

As a Mainframe Storage Administrator at Kyndryl, you'll solve complex problems and identify potential future issues across the spectrum of platforms and services. You'll be at the forefront of new technology and modernization, working with some of our biggest clients - which means some of the biggest in the world.

There's never a typical day as a System Administrator at Kyndryl, because no two projects are alike. You'll be managing systems data for clients and providing day-to-day solutions and security compliance. You'll oversee a queue of assignments and work directly with technicians, prioritizing tickets to deliver the best solutions to our clients.

Key Responsibilities :

• Administer and maintain IBM Mainframe storage infrastructure, including DASD, tape libraries, and Virtual Tape Systems (VTS).

• Manage and support Rocket ZARA Tape Management environment, including tape lifecycle management, retention policies, and inventory control.

• Configure, monitor, and optimize DFSMS, DFHSM, SMS-managed storage, and related z/OS storage components.

• Perform storage capacity planning, utilization analysis, performance tuning, and forecasting to ensure optimal resource availability.

• Support backup, recovery, archive, and disaster recovery processes for critical enterprise workloads.

One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here. You'll also get the chance to share your expertise by recommending modernization options, identifying new business opportunities, and cultivating relationships with other teams and stakeholders. Does the work get challenging at times? Yes! But you'll collaborate with a diverse group of talented people and gain invaluable management and organizational skills, which will come in handy as you move forward in your career.

Your future at Kyndryl Every position at Kyndryl offers a way forward to grow your career, from Junior System Administrator to Architect. We have opportunities for Cloud Hyperscalers that you won't find anywhere else, including hands-on experience, learning opportunities, and the chance to certify in all four major platforms. One of the benefits of Kyndryl is that we work with clients in a variety of industries, from banking to retail. Whether you want to broaden your knowledge base or narrow your scope and specialize in a specific sector, you can find your opportunity here.

You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 6 to 8 years of hands-on experience in IBM Mainframe Infrastructure and Storage Administration within enterprise production environments.

• Strong expertise in IBM z/OS administration, including system storage management and performance optimization.

• Extensive experience with DFSMS, SMS, DFHSM, DASD administration, and ICF Catalog management.

• Proven experience managing backup, restore, migration, archive, and recovery operations across large-scale mainframe environments.

• Strong knowledge of Virtual Tape Systems (VTS), tape operations, and Rocket ZARA administration.

• Experience troubleshooting storage, tape management, catalog, and backup/recovery-related incidents in 24x7 production environments.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• Experience administering IBM DS8000 enterprise storage systems in complex mainframe environments.

• Knowledge of CA1, RMM, or other mainframe tape management solutions.

• Hands-on experience with RMF/SMF reporting and OMEGAMON monitoring for storage performance analysis.

• Familiarity with storage security, encryption technologies, and key management practices.

• Experience developing automation scripts using REXX, JCL, or other mainframe scripting tools.

• Understanding of Disaster Recovery (DR) planning, execution, and recovery validation exercises.