Mainframe Tape Storage Infrastructure Engineer Ll

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · Chandler, AZ

This role focuses on engineering and maintaining mainframe storage infrastructure within a large enterprise, involving tool design, automation, and support for complex systems. It requires deep expertise in mainframe storage technologies and experience in highly regulated, mission-critical environments.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provides subject matter expertise and consulting services on a range of technologies and assists Technical Analysts and Infrastructure Engineers to ensure that technology solutions comply with enterprise system design and engineering standards
  2. Assists with translating business requirements into technical definitions, reference models, blueprints, and playbooks for deployment in compliance with architecture standards and policies
  3. Assists in the evaluation of reference models, blueprints and playbooks to ensure they are fit for purpose
  4. Develops software solutions to address manual and repeatable work or inefficient processes
  5. Conducts on-site evaluations of third-party products being considered for firm adoption

Skills

Required

  • 7 + years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
  • z/OS I/O architecture (CHPIDs, control units, paths)
  • FICON protocols and multi‑pathing concepts
  • I/O performance diagnostics (RMF, SMF, DCOLLECT)
  • Experience working closely with z/OS systems programmers
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Automation
  • Production Support
  • Risk Management
  • Adaptability
  • Solution Design

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • Advanced technical certifications and vendor training
  • Leadership of SMEs With Skills and/or Knowledge Of Assembler
  • Ability to understand and modify if/as needed
  • ACC/SRS
  • CA1
  • DFHSM
  • DFSMS
  • IBM Utilities/Exits
  • ICF Catalogs
  • DB2 and IMS
  • Storage Admin perspective
  • REXX

What the JD emphasized

  • 7 + years of hands‑on experience supporting enterprise mainframe storage environments
  • Proven experience in 24x7, mission‑critical, highly regulated production environments