Senior Mainframe Storage and Backup Administrator

🕒 August 17

🏈 Alabama – Remote

🏈 Alabama – Remote

💵 $116.4k - $194k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🖥️ Administration

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M&T Bank

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1856

🛡️ Insurance

💼 Consulting

🏦 Banking

Insurance • Consulting • Banking

M&T Bank is a leading regional financial institution that provides a wide range of banking services to personal, business, and commercial clients. Known for its customer satisfaction in mobile banking, M&T Bank offers products and services such as checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, and insurance. Additionally, it provides financial planning through Wilmington Advisors @ M&T. The bank is committed to community engagement, supporting local businesses, multicultural banking, and volunteerism. With a focus on cybersecurity and digital banking solutions, M&T Bank serves its clientele through comprehensive online and mobile services.

📋 Description

• Oversee, manage, and optimize enterprise-level mainframe storage and backup environments • Manage IBM DS8000/DS8950F storage arrays and configure GDPS Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap environments • Administer TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape systems, including Grid and Clustering • Implement Safeguarded Copy and other data protection features • Perform storage provisioning, allocation, tuning, and troubleshooting for z/OS environments • Design, implement, and maintain mainframe backup and recovery strategies • Manage backup schedules, retention policies, and virtual tape environments • Conduct recovery validations, disaster recovery drills, and failover/failback simulations • Support business continuity initiatives and CoLO or multi-data-center migrations • Conduct capacity planning and analyze performance metrics, bottlenecks, consumption, growth, and performance trends • Administer CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View/Deliver, and CA Vantage • Automate operational tasks and reporting using REXX, JCL, or other scripting tools • Provide 24/7 operational support through an on-call rotation, including off-hours and weekend production changes • Collaborate with system programmers, application teams, and disaster recovery teams • Develop technical documentation, SOPs, and recovery guides • Mentor junior team members and support cross-training

🎯 Requirements

• Combined minimum of 9 years’ higher education and/or related work experience • Strong knowledge of IBM DS8000/DS8950F, GDPS replication solutions, and TS7700/TS7780 virtual tape systems • Expertise with CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View/Deliver, and CA Vantage • Deep understanding of DFSMS, VSAM RLS, SMS constructs, DFP, enhanced-format datasets, and z/OS storage architecture • Proven experience with backup/recovery planning and execution • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field preferred • 7+ years hands-on experience in mainframe storage administration preferred • Experience with Active-Active mainframe architectures preferred • Prior involvement in multi-data-center migrations or CoLO transitions preferred • Familiarity with z/OS, JES2, REXX, and automation frameworks preferred • IBM or Broadcom certifications in Storage, GDPS, or Tape Technologies preferred • Excellent verbal and written communication • Strong collaboration across teams and stakeholders • Ability to mentor junior staff and lead knowledge-transfer efforts • High attention to detail and discipline in documentation • Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-availability environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation • Health, welfare, and retirement benefits • 401(k) match at 5% • Work-life balance and flexible work arrangements • 25 days PTO plus 12 paid holidays • 40 hours paid volunteer hours per year