BMC Mainframe Storage Architect 

United States, Ohio 

932417578

Mandatory Experience:

• 10+ relevant years mainframe technical experience as a z/OS Systems Programmer
• 3+ years working in Services or projects, preferably Customer facing in a professional consultative capacity
• Expert experience in z/OS Operating System and Program Product installs, SYSPLEX, system configurations, upgrades, user mods/exits, in large complex environments. Strong experience with SMP/e, testing and deployment strategies, problem determination and resolution. Architectural skills in SYSPLEX layout, system standard naming conventions, and software distribution skills
• Expert experience in storage migrations from products like CA-Disk, CA-Vantage, CA-Faver, CA-Allocate, IBM DFSMShsm, IBM DFSMSdss, IBM DFSMSacs.
• Expert experience in tape migrations from storage products like CA-1, CA-TLMS, IBM DFSMSrmm.
• Expert experience in BMC storage related products such as FDR/FDRABR, AMI Storage, Control-M/Tape.
• Knowledge of BMC AMI Cloud solution and S3 storage offerings.
• Expert experience in mainframe disk storage vendor hardware solutions (IBM/DELL etc)
• Expert experience in mainframe tape storage vendor hardware solutions (IBM/DELL etc)
• Experience in developing REXX based solutions for validation and migration purposes
• Consultative skills with customers, and contractors when driving deliverables and setting priorities
• A self-starter, willing to work without a net with a proven ability to meet assigned timelines with high quality, complete deliverables in unsupervised, often remote, situations.
• Willingness to mentor and share ideas and knowledge with other colleagues promoting best practices.
• Demonstrable experience in deployment lifecycle across multiple environments (Test, Dev, QA, and Production).
• Demonstrated success in building key relationships in the past with Sales, Technical Support, Application Teams, and Product Engineering.
• Demonstrable experience in producing and presenting storage solutions for Pre-Sales purposes based on Customer requirements.

Desirable Experience:

• Migration experience with automation, scheduling, Tape Management, Data Center, Storage and DR/BC.
• Strong experience with install and configuration of OEM software products, such as BMC, IBM and CA-Broadcom products
• Strengths: Great Communicator, Problem Solving, Coaching / Mentoring, Storage Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Professional Behaviours: Technical Solution Expert, Change Champion, Self-Starter, Strong Leadership, Influencer