Mainframe Backup Operation Engineer

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.

Key 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.