What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Mainframe Software/System Architect position at TISTA Science and Technology Corporation?
Senior Mainframe Software/System Architect
Job ID
2025-5594
Job Locations
US-Remote-United States
Are you a Senior Software/System Architect who would like to have a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you!
TISTA associates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!
- 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.
- Perform data and volume recovery.
- Provide support on 24 x 7 x 365 basis across multiple time zones.
- Interact with hardware and software vendors as required.
- Maintain documentation of issue cause, action, and resolution in the designated problem tracking system.
- In joint co-operation with the Disaster Recovery Services and other technical teams, successfully execute tasks associated with any given customer's disaster recovery plans.
- Aid and assist other mainframe teams as required to support them and our clients.
- Adhere to a schedule that efficiently manages resources and allows timely implementations.
- Follow SNOW change control procedures
- Primary administrator for storage tools DFSMS, DFHSM, DFRMM
- Analyze and configure Mainframe DASD storage availability, SMS constructs, ACS routines
- Monitor, support, maintain, and enhance associated storage, backups, and data replication for Sysplexes
- Analyze and determine cause of Mainframe DASD space concerns
- Configure Mainframe DASD space capacity where required
- Analyze and configure required SMS modifications
- Analyze and configure required Mainframe ACS code modifications
- Monitor DASD storage resources for performance and available space
- Process required Mainframe SMS construct modifications online using TSO logon
- Test all changes using the test environment prior to installation.
- Analyze, identify and perform catalog reorg's
- Analyze and configure management class constructs defining retention requirements for data sets
Fulfill SNOW ticket requests for mainframe customers in a timely manner as they pertain to Mainframe Storage administration and related products
- Must have experience with z System architectures (z/OS/z/VM)
- Have knowledge in z/OS , z/VM, SMP/E, JES/EJES , TSO / ISPF , DFSMS Management, Capacity Management, VTAM, and JCL
- Have knowledge on hardware such as IBM TS7700 series and EMC, VMAX
- Experience in Installation and using IBM TS7700 series and EMC, replication software.
- Knowledge and experience with SAS.
- Understanding of JES3.
- Knowledge of doing SMF or RMF research.
- Ability to perform ISPF commands to manipulate data file editing.
Education:
- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or other Engineering, or equivalent PLUS 10 Years of experience
- Ten (10) years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (20 Total)
Clearance:
The ability to pass a Tier 4/HIGH Background Investigation
Location:
- Remote, USA
- Monday - Friday (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CST)
TISTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer by choice M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
