Senior Solution Delivery Architect (Data Migration)

Summary objective of the job

The Senior Solution Delivery Architect

will be responsible for configuration of Storage equipment such as Tape and DASD.  During new client migrations, the Storage Manager will be a point person for moving the clients data into an Ensono data center or coordinate these services from a vendor.  Will also set up replication for client data from point to point or as part of a grid.  Will serve as an escalation point for steady state storage issues where the Storage team is unable to find resolution. 

Job duties and responsibilities

Migrate/replicate tape and DASD data from one location to another. 

Architect and build DR solutions from a Storage perspective. 

Debug storage solutions which are in error. 

Evaluate proposed solutions for supportability. 

Qualifications

5 years experience working within a z/OS environment supporting Tape and DASD functions.  Experience supporting Disaster Recovery within a mainframe environment.  Understanding of migration of data from one subsystem to another for both Tape and DASD.  Experience opening tickets with vendors such as IBM.  Must be self-motivated and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.  Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel to a level of creating documents which can be shared with clients.    Must be familiar with the concept of data replication.

Secondary skills

Ability to evaluate proposed architecture for supportability prior to sharing with clients.  Successful candidate will be able to design storage solutions to meet client and business requirements.  Will lead projects to implement solutions and provide status to Project Managers and clients.  Will serve as primary Subject Matter Expert during client migrations for Storage support.  Experience using TAPECOPY or COPYCAT considered a plus.  Experience migrating DASD with TDMF also considered a plus.