Job Description: Senior Storage Infrastructure Specialist (IBM DS8000 & SAN)

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/Integral 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 Global 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

- 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

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on storage professional with strong expertise in IBM DS8000, Metro Mirror/Global Mirror, Cisco MDS SAN, Brocade SAN switches IBM iSeries, and Cyber Recovery solutions, capable of supporting highly available banking environments and leading storage-related DR and cyber-resilience operations.

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