Mainframe Storage Engineer in London

As a Mainframe Storage Engineer, you will play a key role in managing and optimising storage operations within our z/OS environment. This is a permanent position; we do not offer freelance or contract arrangements for this role.

Responsibilities

• Administering IBM DS8000 storage systems and ensuring high availability.
• Designing and implementing backup and recovery strategies using GDPS.
• Planning for future storage capacity and performance needs.
• Ensuring data integrity and compliance with security protocols.
• Collaborating with Mainframe and cross-functional IT teams.

Mandatory Technical Requirements

• Extensive hands-on experience with IBM DS8000.
• Proven expertise in GDPS (Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex).
• Strong knowledge of z/OS storage architecture.
• Skills in capacity planning, performance tuning, and incident resolution.
• Familiarity with storage security standards.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with migrating Storage infrastructure.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as REXX or Python.

Soft Skills

• Strong collaboration and communication abilities.
• Analytical mindset for storage optimisation.
• Clear written and verbal communication in English.
• Commitment to documentation and knowledge sharing.

Availability

• Flexibility to work outside standard business hours is required. Production launches typically occur after 17:00 or on Saturdays, and participation in on-call rotations during nights and weekends is expected.

About Us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

What We Offer

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.
• New ways of working: Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working.

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

About The Team

Group Technology Services (GTS) plans, builds and runs the global infrastructure of Euroclear, and is additionally responsible for the IT service management to the operating entities of the various Group markets. Group Technology Services operates its IT systems and IT services in such a way that, at an appropriate and benchmarked cost level, it can deliver the agreed levels of service to support the requirements of the business processes, for both normal operations and during disaster recovery.