Mainframe Network Engineer

Summary: The Sr. Mainframe Network Engineer role focuses on managing and optimizing mainframe hardware infrastructure and associated technologies. The position requires expertise in various networking and storage solutions, as well as scripting capabilities. This is a remote position, allowing for flexibility in work arrangements. The role is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrated experience with any the following technologies:
• Mainframe hardware infrastructure (z15/z16/HMC/DS8000/TS7700/TS4500/FlashSystems)
• Cisco or Brocade SAN switches, storage fabric & management tools such as SANNAV
• Firewalls & Proxy policy management
• Enterprise disaster recovery, high availability, data replication technologies
• Unix/Linux/Bash/SSH
• IBM z/OS (Mainframe) and z/VM (zLinux)
• Mainframe IO GEN & FICON
• ServiceNow incident, change management, CMDB, & Jira
• Ability to script using Linux BASH, Python, RESTful APIs

Key Skills:

• Mainframe hardware infrastructure expertise
• Experience with Cisco or Brocade SAN switches
• Knowledge of firewalls and proxy management
• Understanding of disaster recovery and data replication technologies
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux/Bash/SSH
• Familiarity with IBM z/OS and z/VM
• Experience with ServiceNow and Jira
• Scripting skills in Linux BASH, Python, RESTful APIs

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT