Senior Solution Delivery Architect (Mainframe Hardware Configuration )

At Ensono, we empower our clients to achieve key business outcomes by developing impactful solutions and providing expert technology advice. As a Senior Solution Delivery Architect, you will be responsible for configuring mainframe hardware equipment and leading client hardware migrations and upgrades.

Requirements

• 7 years experience working within a z/OS environment supporting Tape, DASD, CPU, and other mainframe hardware equipment.
• Experience creating HCD and IOCP for zOS, zVM, and zVSE in a complex, geographically dispersed multi data center environment.
• Senior level familiarity with Z Series HMC and support element.
• Ability to lead new customer hardware migrations and current client hardware upgrades with little direction.
• Above average understanding of the network connectivity requirements for the mainframe, DASD and Tape subsystem HMCs.
• Ability to interact with account management and project managers.
• Experience interacting with vendors and geographically disperse Data Center support staff and implementation teams.
• Strong analytical, problem definition, and problem resolution skills.
• Able to follow multiple ITSM processes and procedures.
• Good familiarity with Excel, Visio and MS Project or their equivalent.
• Ability to evaluate proposed architecture for supportability prior to sharing with clients.
• Above average knowledge of the z/OS operating system.
• Familiarity with tape and DASD replication methodologies for various mainframe vendors.
• Build and maintain mainframe DR configurations for multiple clients at multiple different Recovery Facilities.
• Participate in Disaster Recovery Tests.
• Familiarity with data encryption technologies on the mainframe.
• Familiarity with Putty.
• Ability to mentor and train Jr. Hardware Configuration team members
• Knowledge of z/VM or z/Linux considered a plus.

Benefits

• Performance bonus
• Training and development programs
• Worldwide career opportunities
• Community outreach and mentoring opportunities
• Learning platforms
• My Benefit system
• Wellness Platform support from Virgin Pulse
• Associate equity program
• Life insurance
• Lunch card
• Study leave
• One paid day off for charity events
• Sabbatical
• Extended parental leave
• Rental or co-financing of office equipment
• Referral bonus program