Job Tittle - Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist (IBM DS8000 & SAN)

Work Location – Medellin OR Bogota (Colombia)

Rate – DOE

Start Date – ASAP

Experience: 8-15 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Storage Specialist to manage and support a mission-critical banking storage infrastructure comprising IBM DS8000 (DS8K) storage arrays, IBM iSeries (IBM i/AS400) environments, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror replication, Cisco/Brocade SAN fabrics, and Cyber Vault with immutable storage capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and support IBM DS8000 storage across Production, DR, and Cyber Vault environments.

Manage storage provisioning, performance tuning, capacity planning, firmware upgrades, and incident resolution.

Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Metro Mirror and Integral Mirror replication between Primary and Secondary sites.

Execute and support Disaster Recovery (DR) testing, failover, and failback activities.

Administer dual-fabric Cisco MDS SAN infrastructure, including zoning, VSANs, ISLs, and multipathing.

Administer Brocade SAN Switches, including zoning, Configuring MAPS policies, ISLs.

Support storage integration and performance requirements for IBM iSeries/Power Systems workloads.





Manage immutable storage and cyber recovery controls within the Cyber Vault environment.

Develop operational procedures, DR runbooks, and maintain compliance with banking and audit requirements.

Participate in 24x7 production support, major incident management, and change implementation activities.

Monitor and integration of Storage devices on IBM Storage insight.

Required Skills

IBM DS8000 (DS8K) Storage Administration

IBM Metro Mirror & Global Mirror Replication

IBM iSeries (IBM i / AS400) Storage Support

Cisco MDS SAN Switch Administration

Brocade SAN switch Administration.

SAN Zoning, VSANs, Fibre Channel & Multipathing

Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity & Storage Replication

Performance Monitoring, Capacity Planning & Troubleshooting

Cyber Vault, Storage Immutability & Ransomware Recovery Concepts

ITIL-based Incident, Problem & Change Management

Preferred Qualifications

IBM DS8000 or IBM Storage Certifications

Cisco Data Center / MDS Certifications

Experience in Banking or Financial Services environments

Exposure to IBM Copy Services Manager (CSM), PowerHA, Storage Insights

Scripting/Automation skills (Shell, Python, Ansible)

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