Company DescriptionSpruce InfoTech, a leading IT firm, offers innovative and cost-effective solutions to help clients manage and transform their businesses. Our services are designed to guide companies of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 500 organizations, in maximizing their IT investment while reducing technology costs. Our team of experts has extensive technical knowledge in enterprise solutions, which helps organizations transform these solutions into a strategic asset that can drive new revenue and improve business operations.Websitehttp://www.spruceinfotech.comJob DescriptionJob Title- Solution Architect - Mainframe StorageLocation – 100% remote - Canada Contract – 1+ year
Years of Experience Total : Above 12 Years of experienceRelevant : Minimum of 8 yrs in Storage L4 support Storage hardware subsystems including IBM, EMC, DASD and Removable(Tape) Media Devices and Virtual Tape, IBM/STK ATL (robotic tape library)Mainframe Tape, Virtual Tape & DASD ManagementWork with Application teams supporting all Disk and Tape allocation issuesz/OS Operating System Storage installing, troubleshooting, operating, testing, planning and configuring relevant technologies.Systems Managed Storage (DFSMS, RMM Tape Management, DFDSS DFHSM FDR ABR CPK, FDREPORT, FDRINSTANT)Disaster Recovery testing for all PepsiCo Divisions (FDR/ABR/ABARS/T-Rex/TPCR replication)Catalogs Management, (Add, move, recover Catalogs, along with size adjustments)Storage monitoring tools installations and useMonitor and add new storage volumes as neededHand's-on expertise with System z storage data migration and replication.z/OS(MVS) program product installation and supportProject Management (Microsoft Project and Project Life Cycle Processes)Per (1.) Incident Management + Change Management (Planning & Execution)On - call EscalationTicket QualityProcess adherence & Security complianceCustomer feedback ( Appreciations, CSAT survey results)KB preparation and review, Knowledge sharing & documentationRoot cause analysis / Problem Management + Capacity / Architectural ManagementSLA compliance for ticketsValue AddTraining / Mentoring Volume ManagementVolume initialization & reclaimCatalog Management.Scratch Pool tape Maintenance.Tape Library hardware support.Backup & Restore (HSM, ADDRSU & FDRABR).SMS routine changes & maintenanceVTS and ATL knowledge.Storage housekeeping jobs maintenance.FICON/ESCON Support.REXX coding support.JCL programming knowledge to run storage housekeeping jobs.Tape Management activities using ZARA etc..Dataset Management.Independently resolve tickets within SLABMC main view knowledge.DR Testing knowledge.
