Remote GDPS Engineer

GDPS Engineer - 6 month contract-to-hire100% Remote - candidates must be located within the United States.Not able to support candidates that require sponsorship at this time.NO C2C WILL BE ALLOWEDPosition OverviewYou will be focused on providing high availability, highly resilient, and disaster recovery solutions for mainframe clients.You will work closely with the customer to establish an environment for this solution, customizing it for their needs.You will establish test plans and assist with failover testing as well as provide long term support for BCP / DR events.We are looking for a seasoned GDPS Engineer with deep expertise in :GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex)NetView / SABusiness Continuity / Disaster Recovery (BCP / DR) practicesNice-to-Have Skills (Bonus Points!)While not required, any experience with the following is a plus :Pervasive EncryptionIBM DS8K hardware / DSCLI commandsCopy Services Manager (CSM)Logical Copy Protection (LCP) / Safeguarded CopyRESTful API integrationREXX or Python scriptingVM / XDR exposureIdeal BackgroundLikely to come from a Mainframe Storage Engineer backgroundIndustry :Financial services , government, or large-scale enterprise (JPMC, Wells Fargo, AMEX, IRS, etc.)Minimum of 5 years dedicated GDPS experience (not just storage), ideally closer to 10Experience working as a consultant is a strong plusWe're open to retirees -especially those recently out of IBM Lab ServicesQualified candidates please email your resume to [email protected].