Mainframe Backup Operation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Monitor and administer daily mainframe backup operations, ensuring successful completion of scheduled backup and recovery activities.
• Manage tape inventory and lifecycle processes using CA 1 Tape Management System, including tape allocation, retention, and archival controls.
• Execute backup and restore procedures using ADRDSSU and related mainframe utilities.
• Investigate backup job failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimize operational disruptions.
• Review backup reports, logs, and operational metrics to ensure compliance with service level requirements.
• Support disaster recovery testing and validation activities to verify backup recoverability and system resilience.
• Maintain backup and recovery documentation, operational procedures, and technical runbooks.
• Participate in incident, problem, and change management activities in accordance with established IT service management processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in mainframe backup operations and administration.
• Hands-on experience with CA 1 Tape Management System, tape operations, and tape lifecycle management.
• Working knowledge of ADRDSSU, FlashCopy, backup recovery procedures, and storage management concepts.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery processes, resiliency planning, and backup validation activities.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to support production operations and participate in after-hours support when required.

Additional Information

We are seeking a Mainframe Backup Operations Engineer to support enterprise backup, recovery, and tape management operations within a large-scale mainframe environment. The role is responsible for ensuring the integrity, availability, and recoverability of business-critical data through effective backup administration and operational support.

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