Information Systems Advisor 1 - IBM Storage Replication Administrator
$7k - $12.9k/mo
Mid
Springfield, IL, USA
In PersonOnsite in Springfield, Illinois; travel may be required.
IT OperationsSystem Administration
No H1B Sponsorship
About the job
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of two years of college, with coursework in computer science, and four years of experience with technical systems, programming, or IT project management, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Requires extensive knowledge of systems design and implementation, how programs are written, compiled, and tested, computer operations, and preparing data for computer processing, with awareness of the wider business context.
- Requires strong oral and written communication skills to engage effectively with colleagues and internal users or customers.
- Requires extensive knowledge and ability to use sound judgment to analyze, appraise, evaluate, and solve procedural, organizational, administrative, and technical problems.
- Requires awareness of and adherence to organizational security, privacy, and ethics standards.
- Requires extensive knowledge of computer data-capture devices and methods for receiving and transmitting data from remote locations.
- Requires extensive knowledge of computer system documentation principles and techniques.
- Requires extensive knowledge of the advantages and limitations of computer communication and information retrieval systems as management information tools.
- Requires the ability to organize findings, analyze data logically, and clearly present results orally and in written or graphic form.
- Requires the ability to use and understand appropriate methods, tools, applications, and processes to work in a rational and organized manner.
- Requires willingness to travel and a valid Illinois driver's license as required by positions in the class.
- Requires the ability to push, pull, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds and a valid Illinois driver's license.
- Requires extensive expertise in z/OS, storage management software such as HPHitachi BCM and IBM Copy Services Manager, disaster recovery processes, mainframe storage, and replication management.
Responsibilities
- Monitor performance, availability, and utilization of DASD and VTS storage resources.
- Analyze storage usage trends and recommend future storage requirements.
- Troubleshoot and resolve storage-related performance issues.
- Implement and manage daily data backups using software such as Safeguarded Copy and ensure data replication for disaster recovery.
- Respond to major incidents, perform root cause analysis, and prevent recurring problems.
- Work with hardware and software vendors on installations, upgrades, and support escalations.
- Provide technical support and mentorship to less experienced team members.
- Allocate storage space, configure storage solutions, and implement changes to the storage environment.
- Participate in disaster recovery testing and system restoration planning.
- Develop and maintain storage recovery runbooks and operational procedures.
- Troubleshoot and resolve storage and replication issues, performance problems, and outages.
- Work with vendors including IBM and HPE, and internal DoIT teams, on upgrades, migrations, and issue resolution.
- Provide documentation, training, and mentoring to junior staff and operations personnel.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned.
About the company
The Illinois Secretary of State is a constitutional office that keeps official state records and the state seal, and it runs about 20 departments with roughly 4,000 employees. It maintains Capitol Complex buildings, oversees the state library network, preserves historic documents, and provides services like driver licensing, vehicle registration, and license plates. It differs from others by combining recordkeeping, branding (the state seal), licensing, libraries, archives, and public safety education in one statewide office. Its goal is to serve residents by keeping important records, issuing IDs and vehicle documents, supporting libraries and archives, and offering safety education and public services.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
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Headquarters
Stamford, Connecticut
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