Mainframe Hardware Engineer

6 days ago


Atlanta, Georgia, United States Travelport Full time

About Travelport

We're a global travel retail platform provider, empowering businesses to connect with agencies and travelers through personalized content. Our mission is to power the future of travel.

At Travelport, we value diversity, inclusivity, and community involvement. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching.

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this role ranges from $135,000 to $150,000 per year, based on factors like experience, education, and location.

Mainframe Hardware Engineer Job Description

We're seeking a seasoned Mainframe Hardware Engineer to join our team. As a key member, you'll design, configure, test, and maintain our mainframe infrastructure, ensuring high-quality technical expertise and guidance for our platforms, operating systems, and databases.

Responsibilities

  1. Provide functional expertise and technical leadership for mainframe hardware configuration, including CPU, DASD, VTS, HMC, and FICON Directors.
  2. Architect and implement mainframe infrastructure compute, storage, storage fabric, resiliency, and disaster recovery solutions.
  3. Administer mainframe infrastructure management and security capabilities.
  4. Support ongoing mainframe hardware maintenance, monitoring, troubleshooting, problem resolution, and escalation to vendors.
  5. Enhance mainframe complex stability by providing high-quality technical expertise and keeping up-to-date with vendor recommendations.
  6. Manage and support tools for management, capacity planning, and performance.
  7. Provide operational and production support for Travelport systems, including third-level support and problem resolution.
  8. Serve as a subject matter expert and lead small projects or provide technical direction for larger initiatives.
  9. Understand integration and impact on adjacent systems and short-term/long-term effects of technical decisions.
  10. Be available for on-call duties on a rotating basis with other team members.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Proven experience with mainframe hardware technologies, architecture, integration, security, and compliance.
  • Knowledge of zSeries Central Electronics Complexes (CEC), Direct Access Storage Device storage (DASD), Virtual Tape Server storage (VTS), Hardware Maintenance Consoles (HMC), FICON Directors, and other peripheral hardware.
  • Advanced knowledge in IOCP / IOCDS / IODF.
  • Understanding of storage vendor replication services, such as IBM's Peer to Pier Remote Copy / Flashcopy, Dell-EMC's SRDF / Timefinder, and Hitachi Vantara's TrueCopy / ShadowImage.
  • Ability to navigate mainframe systems like zOS, zLinux, zVM, and zTPF.
  • Programming skills in REXX or OOREXX are a plus.
  • Demonstrated strong technical aptitude, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
  • Knowledge of ITIL principles and processes.
  • Self-motivation, ability to multitask, and adapt to changing environments and priorities.
  • Dedication to learning new skills and strengthening existing ones.
  • Commitment to providing mentorship, formal training sessions, and on-the-job training to teammates.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey technical information clearly and concisely.

Benefits of Working at Travelport

We offer a generous paid time-off policy, contribute to our communities with an annual volunteer day off, and prioritize health and wellness with a competitive benefit program, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching.

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