Job Description

Job description

Big Bank Funding. FinTech Thinking.

Our technology teams in the UK work closely with HSBC\xe2\x80\x99s global businesses to help design and build digital services that allow our millions of customers around the world, to bank quickly, simply and securely. We also run and manage our IT infrastructure, data centres and core banking systems that power the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading international bank.

Our multi-disciplined teams include: DevOps engineers, IT architects, front and back end developers, infrastructure specialists, cyber experts, as well as project and programme managers.

Role Description

The IBM Z Storage Engineer is responsible for leading, building and supporting the IBM Z Storage hardware and software infrastructure.

Responsibilities

The IBM Z Storage Engineer will carry out some or all of the following activities:-

• Perform a Technical Project Management role for large IBM Z infrastructure projects
• Setup automation to reduce manual interventions in the Storage infrastructure
• Consolidate and reduce infrastructure complexity
• Risk and Cost Management
• Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services
• Business stakeholder management
• Vendor liaison and management
• IBM Z Storage hardware/software design, configuration, implementation and support

Requirements

Essential Skillset/Experience

Technical Skills

• IBM DS8K disk hardware installation and upgrade skills set
• IBM DSCLI knowledge
• Dell / EMC DLM virtual tape hardware installation and upgrade skill set
• Dell / EMC DLM software configuration, amendment and monitoring
• Broadcom (Brocade) DCX hardware skills and FICON concepts / configuration
• IBM z/OS IODF knowledge, IBM GDPS
• IBM PPRC Metro / Global mirror etc. skill set, IBM DFHSM / DFDSS / ICKDSF etc. skill set
• z/OS JCL / Job scheduling skill set
• CA1 / Vantage / Disk skill set
• TDMF skill set

Personal Experience

• Experience working within large-scale enterprise IT environment and the embedded controls
• Experience working with Agile working practices and tooling
• Working within a DevOps operating model
• Working and partnering with storage vendors (e.g. IBM, Dell / EMC)
• Experience and awareness of security, audit, risk and compliance within enterprise IT environment
• Technical Project Management skills on large infrastructure projects

Additional Skills (optional)

• Knowledge of IBM Z Systems Programming concepts and technologies

This role supports Hybrid working

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HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk:

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Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.\xe2\x80\x9d

We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

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