DURHAM, NC Koniag Government Services
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Mainframe Storage Admin
Durham, NC, USA
Req #68
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Mainframe Storage
Tuknik Government Services, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Mainframe Storage Admin that is able to obtain a Public Trust clearance to support TGS and our government customer in Durham, NC.
We offer competitive compensation and an extraordinary benefits package including health, dental and vision insurance, 401K with company matching, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays, three weeks paid time off, and more.
Objective
The objective of this task is to provide mainframe storage engineering support to manage theincreasing number of complex interrelated Agency DASD-based and virtual-tape-based mainframe applications across multiple data centers. The scope of effort involves working knowledge of the storage management software and tools, in support of the task, the contractor shall perform the activities. This task requires strong experience in mainframe storage-infrastructure design and programming on Online Transaction Processing (OTLP) database management-based systems.
This task requires the ability to:
(1) analyze functional business applications and design specifications for functional activities;
(2) develop block diagrams and logic flowcharts;
(3) translate detailed designs into computer software;
(4) develop and perform test/debug functions;
(5) refine computer software to produce the required product
(6) participate in the documentation of systems, infrastructures, and procedures.
Shift: M-F 6am-6pm, to include a ½-hour meal break.
Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:
Ensure the mainframe storage infrastructure performs so that agency, mission-critical, business applications provide the required services to customers. Ensure data protection against accidental loss, intentional damage, or negative impacts from a natural disaster.
Standards and Storage Administration Processes
Devise agency storage management and business resilience standards for systems, subsystems, SMS constructs, volume serial numbers, hardware, network components, backups, data replication groups, backup schedules, snapshots, electronic vaulting, etc.
Create or enhance storage management and business resilience processes and technical procedures.
Utilize the agency Service Now to manage incidents and changes.
Space Management
Design, build/re-engineer, test, deploy, and document both Storage Management System (SMS) and non-SMS system storage space for each sysplex.
Implement, test, and document SMS data class, management class, storage group, storage class, and Automatic Class Selection (ACS) updates based upon change requests. Solicit approvals from customer pool managers for the change. Utilize the IBM TSO and ISMF technologies to modify the SMS constructs and ACS code. Test the changes before activation into the production environment. Document all updates and interact with the customer submitting the change request to ensure actions meet their needs.
Consult the BMC Mainview Storage Resource Manager and EMC Unisphere infrastructure to perform storage monitoring, analysis, and management.
Establish and document processes to configure/manage media meta-data, SMS pools/constructs, thin provisioning pools, data replication containers, unused space reclamation, etc.
Customer Support
Aid customers based on assigned Service Now tickets, email inquiries, and phone calls received on the following subjects:
Storage provisioning, backup, and recovery needs,
z/OS DASD and tape volume requirements,
Access methods,
Use of IBM’s Job Control Language (JCL), IBM’s dataset utilities, IBM’s Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), and IBM’s Access Method Services (IDCAMS) tools to manage datasets,
Primary and secondary allocations for both basic and extended-format data sets,
Dataset retention based upon the management class policies established in SMS,
Catalog services for submitted change requests using the IBM IDCAMS and Dino Software TREX tools.
Storage Infrastructure and Process Design and Implementation
Analyze the operating posture of the existing storage hardware and software. Plan, design, test, and deploy enhancements, new infrastructure, and technical processes to meet expanding workloads, exploit new technologies, improve operational functionality and efficiency, and protect the integrity and resilience of the agency’s data. Specific tasks include:
Commission and decommission storage subsystems, as required.
Construct data replication topologies to move data between storage subsystems, data centers, and the e-vault.
Install/enhance/configure software and construct backup and recovery processes to protect data from accidental or deliberate corruption or erasure.
Design virtualized provisioning pools/processes and automated tiering policies.
Design SMS pools, constructs, ACS code, HSM parameter library members, etc.
Upgrade and configure storage hardware and software such as DASD and tape subsystems, command/control servers and software, storage communication gateways, storage resource management and performance management software, mainframe storage started tasks, and backup/recovery software.
Design automation scripts to report/alert, analyze, and manage storage.
Design storage performance processes that report/alert on issues. Build processes and utilize models that plan for future capacity and performance needs.
Design, construct, test storage infrastructure, and migrate data to new z/OS Logical Partitions (LPARS) and sysplexes.
Assist with the development of new storage architectures, including long-term transformational plans.
Design, implement, test, and deploy physical and virtual tape storage infrastructure and processes, including onboard intelligence for encryption, data-deduplication, compression, etc.
Design, build, and test electronic vaulting infrastructures and processes.
Design and implement improved backup and recovery methodologies for virtual tape systems.
Work with SSA teams and third-party vendors to devise storage infrastructure and practices to meet future application and database requirements.
Design and engineer detailed, testing configurations and proofs of concepts for new technologies that support customer storage needs.
Develop best practice project plans, engineering scripts, laboratory test models, and documentation to manage existing and new storage infrastructures.
Backup and Recovery
Research and develop recovery approaches for potential failure scenarios that meet the agency’s Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).
Analyze the root cause of backup and data replication failures/exposures. Design practices and deploy technologies to eliminate data loss exposure. Design, build, test, and deploy automation mechanisms that minimize RPO and RTO.
Utilize DASD Backup Supervisor (DBS), Aggregate Backup and Recovery Support (ABARS), and HSM (Hierarchical Storage Management) to design practices and deploy technologies to eliminate data loss exposure. Design, build, test, and deploy automation mechanisms that minimize RPO and RTO.
Work with SSA teams and third-party vendors to devise business resilience infrastructure and practices to meet application and database requirements.
Design and engineer detailed plans and scripts for disaster recovery exercises, disaster recovery events, and moving sysplexes between data centers. Transfer skills to other storage administrators. Execute the procedures in disaster recovery exercises. Analyze issues and resolve them via technology and/or process enhancements.
Design, document, and train storage administrators in data restoration processes.
Requirements:
Excellent written and oral communications skills, strong oral presentation skills, and the ability to understand and articulate English in a clear and concise manner are required.
Shall understand data replication procedures and technologies as deployed.
Experienced in the use hardware, software, and disciplines.
Must have high competency in:
Enterprise disk storage fundamentals
Enterprise tape/virtual tape storage fundamentals
Enterprise storage management fundamentals
Enterprise operational recovery and business resilience fundamentals
Must also be able to develop complex software to satisfy design objectives.
Our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin, age, disability, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other factor protected by law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.
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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.
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