GDPS Consultant

GDPS Consultant

Posted 1 week ago by 1753258755

Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA

Summary: The GDPS Consultant role focuses on providing expertise in IBM's Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) for z/VM and z/OS environments. The consultant will be responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining GDPS systems while performing failover testing and supporting various tools on the z/VM operating system. This position is remote and requires a solid understanding of GDPS features and IBM Z NetView. The role is classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Knowledge of IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS)
  • Understand GDPS features like Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap
  • Familiarity with IBM Z NetView for monitoring and management
  • System Automation (SA)
  • Basic knowledge of zVM/ zOS
  • Ability to perform failover testing
  • Ability to understand and perform existing for XDR, TSAMP and zVM
  • Ability to use z/OS, GDPS commands, zVM, NETVIEW, TSAMP, (and maybe a few RHEL commands and concepts)
  • Ability to configure and maintain GDPS environments XDR, TSAMP, zVM PORTION
  • Monitoring system health and performance metrics for potential issues
  • Troubleshooting and resolving GDPS related problems XDR, TSAMP, zVM PORTION
  • Performs other duties as assigned as an IBM z/VM systems programmer.
  • Provide support with various tools used on the z/VM operating system (i.e. Velocity Performance Suite for system z, z/PRO.

Key Skills:

  • Knowledge of IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS)
  • Understanding of GDPS features like Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap
  • Familiarity with IBM Z NetView
  • System Automation (SA)
  • Basic knowledge of zVM/ zOS
  • Failover testing capabilities
  • Understanding of XDR, TSAMP, and zVM
  • Proficiency in z/OS, GDPS commands, zVM, NETVIEW, TSAMP
  • Configuration and maintenance of GDPS environments
  • Monitoring system health and performance
  • Troubleshooting GDPS related issues
  • Support for z/VM operating system tools

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

GDPS Consultant (z/VM & z/OS)

Location: Remote

Duration: 1 year +

Below are the skillsets that we need for GDPS z/VM and z/OS.

  • Knowledge of IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS)
  • Understand GDPS features like Metro Mirror, Global Mirror, and HyperSwap
  • Familiarity with IBM Z NetView for monitoring and management
  • System Automation (SA)
  • Basic knowledge of zVM/ zOS
  • Ability to perform failover testing
  • Ability to understand and perform existing for XDR, TSAMP and zVM
  • Ability to use z/OS, GDPS commands, zVM, NETVIEW, TSAMP, (and maybe a few RHEL commands and concepts)
  • Ability to configure and maintain GDPS environments XDR, TSAMP, zVM PORTION
  • Monitoring system health and performance metrics for potential issues
  • Troubleshooting and resolving GDPS related problems XDR, TSAMP, zVM PORTION
  • Performs other duties as assigned as an IBM z/VM systems programmer.
  • Provide support with various tools used on the z/VM operating system (i.e. Velocity Performance Suite for system z, z/PRO.