Morgan Stanley

Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer

Morgan Stanley$135K — $195K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in mainframe storage engineering
  • Deep knowledge of IBM z/OS environment
  • Proficiency with IBM DS8000 series DASD and TS7700 Virtual Tape Servers
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for complex storage migrations
  • Experience with data replication and PPRC protocols
  • Familiarity with cloud storage for tape archival and certificate management

Responsibilities

  • Configure and maintain mainframe hardware including IBM storage solutions
  • Design and manage data configurations using DFSMS suite
  • Oversee backup procedures and disaster recovery planning
  • Monitor and forecast storage capacity requirements
  • Automate routine operations with REXX scripts
  • Troubleshoot and resolve storage-related incidents

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Generous Paid Time Off policy with 20 vacation days and 10 holidays
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions
  • Life and disability insurance coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Additional perks such as paid parental leave and employee assistance programs
Full Job Description

We are searching for a Lead Mainframe Storage Engineer to join the Z Infrastructure team responsible for providing a highly available Z Compute and Storage platform, resilient against infra failures, regional disasters and cyber events.


What you9ll do in the role:

  • Infrastructure Management: Configure and maintain hardware including IBM DS8000 series DASD, TS7700 Virtual Tape Servers (VTS), that requires experience with the TS7700 MI and DS8K HMCs

  • Data & Space Management: Utilize the DFSMS suite of products to design SMS configurations, manage data class, storage class, and management class rules.

  • Backup & Disaster Recovery: Oversee data replication, disaster recovery planning, and routine backups, leveraging tools like DFHSM and DFDSS.

  • Capacity Planning: Monitor storage utilization, forecast future space requirements, and plan infrastructure upgrades to prevent storage shortages.

  • Automation & Scripting: Write and maintain automation scripts using REXX to streamline routine storage operations and alerts. For e.g. adding volumes to a storage group that is short on capacity.

  • Incident Response: Troubleshoot storage-related outages, perform root cause analysis (RCA), and resolve dataset access issues.

What you9ll bring to the role:

  • Operating Systems: Deep knowledge of the IBM z/OS environment.

  • Software & Utilities: Proficiency with system utilities (ICKDSF, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY), and tape management systems (TLMS, RMM). Tivoli Advance catalog management (catalog management tool) and IBM Tivoli Advance allocation management for z/OS (allocation optimizer tool)

  • Connectivity: Understanding of FICON connectivity and z/OS access methods (VSAM, QSAM).

  • Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving abilities to execute complex storage migrations with minimal impact to production workloads Must have Skills

  • Replication and PPRC protocols. Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, Global Copy

  • Cyber - Safe Guarded Copy

  • Experience with Copy Services Manager, ESSNI etc.

  • Resiliency - Hyperswap & Hyperwrite

  • Performance - Hyperlinks

Nice to have:

  • Certificate deployment and management for network connections

  • Python or Perl Scripting

  • GDPS

  • Secure Vault (Cyber) - Physical and Virtual isolation.

  • Cloud Storage for tape archival

For Cleveland, Ohio:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $110,000 and $165,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Colorado:
Salary range for the position: $125,000 and $175,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit9s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings. The application window is expected to close 11/30/2026.

For Illinois:
Salary range for the position: $135,000 and $195,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit9s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Maine:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $125,000 and $175,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Maryland:
Salary range for the position: $140,000 and $195,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit9s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Massachusetts:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $135,000 and $195,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Minnesota:
Salary range for the position: $125,000 and $175,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit9s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

For Vermont:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $125,000 and $175,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Virginia:
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $135,000 and $195,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

For Washington:
Salary range for the position: $155,000 and $215,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit9s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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