Mainframe IO Configuration

Bangalore Karnataka India

Hyderabad Telangana India

Chennai Tamil Nadu India

RFull Time.

The Role

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain I/O configurations.
• Support processor upgrades and CPC activations.
• Configure channels control units DASD tape and FICON infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain IOCDS definitions.
• Support data center relocations and site swaps.
• Coordinate hardware implementation activities.
• Validate production IPL readiness.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• HCD

• IOCP

• IOCDS Generation

• FICON Architecture

• DASD Configuration

• Tape Infrastructure

• CPC Hardware Design

• IPL Planning

• Channel Path Management

• Hardware Migration Planning

• GDPS Awareness

• Disaster Recovery Configuration

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016/2019 implementation and management. VMware ESX experience

• Public/private cloud management. Especially migration from onprem to cloud solution

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

• IBM Z Mainframe Hardware and I/O Configuration certification or equivalent experience.

• Strong experience with IBM HCD (Hardware Configuration Definition) and IOCP (Input/Output Configuration Program).

• Experience with FICON Director SAN connectivity and enterprise storage integration.

• Knowledge of IBM DASD technologies including DS8000 and enterprise storage platforms.

• Experience supporting IBM Z CPC upgrades PR/SM LPAR configurations and processor migrations.

• Familiarity with GDPS disaster recovery planning and high-availability solutions.

• Experience with z/OS IPL processes HMC and system activation procedures.

• Knowledge of Parallel Sysplex and multi-site mainframe environments.

• Experience with hardware migration planning and data center transformation projects.

• Familiarity with automation and configuration management tools.

• Understanding of ITIL Change Management and enterprise infrastructure governance.

• Strong problem-solving documentation communication and vendor coordination skills.

• Automation experience especially IaaS (infrastructure as a code)

• Vulnerability management

• Microsoft Active Directory and federation services