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Your role and responsibilities
The IBM Systems Lab Services organization is looking for a senior consultant to lead and deliver pre-sales and post-sales client engagements that enable the adoption of IBM Mainframe Storage solutions, specifically TS7700 series, and help influence IBM revenue. The ideal candidate has a successful history of architecting high-end IBM Storage solutions for large, complex client environments and providing billable services to clients in a number of areas, including, but not limited to: Competitive migrations and upgrades, assessments, implementation of specialized solutions (such as virtualization and disaster recovery), troubleshooting customer environments, and reviewing/recommending systems designs and implementations.
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Required education
High School Diploma/GED
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- Candidate must have extensive IBM enterprise tape storage experience
- Candidate should have experience with mainframe tape storage
- Solid experience performing tape data migrations with tape copy software.
- Experience with zOS and implementation of Object Access Method (OAM), Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD), system allocation
- Experience with storage management products system managed storage (SMS), tape management systems (TMS) such as CA-1, TLMS and DFSMSrmm
- Ability to convert business requirements into a data protection solution using TS7700 and/or other IBM products
- Exposure to competitive storage products (I.E.: Oracle VSM, Dell (EMC) DLM)
- Independently implement Disaster Recovery processes as they relate to the TS7700 family of products
- Experience deploying TS7700 as a stand-alone environment or in a grid environment
- Experience with use of REXX or other zOS level Scripting
- A solid knowledge of Data Centers, data types and data applications, and various storage hardware technologies
- Experience with Storage Virtualization
- Understanding of Cloud storage technologies (such as IBM Cloud Object Storage) and provider Amazon Web Services) as it relates to mainframe tape
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Candidate should have 8+ years of experience with mainframe tape storage
- Troubleshooting hardware issues on all components of storage and backup infrastructure, including servers, tape storage devices, fiber channel switches; Storage arrays and COS
- Solid understanding of zOS operating systems
- Networking and storage configuration a plus
- Ability to work in a team-based environment with minimal supervision.
- Experience in working with geographically dispersed teams, coordinating tasks, and driving projects forward
- General project management skills
- Experience with the join and unjoin process of adding and removing TS7700's to/from a grid.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience directly managing day to day operations of Enterprise Storage environment or consulting equivalent (advising clients on backup and recovery solutions)
- Prior experience in a Services role
- Solid experience in performing mainframe tape migrations
- Readiness to travel 25-50% annually, primarily in the continental US, proximity to a major airport is a plus
- English: Fluent
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS
IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences
We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.
This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
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