Infrastructure Engineer
PAUL STEEB
UBS Financial Services
Raleigh
1
Certification
10
years of professional experience
IBM Z Infrastructure Engineer with hands-on experience supporting enterprise IBM Z hardware environments including IBM z16 processors, DS8950F storage systems, TS7770 virtual tape subsystems, TS4500 tape libraries, and Brocade Gen 7 FICON infrastructure. Experienced in HCD/IODF administration, IOCDS generation through HCD workflows, disaster recovery implementation, hardware lifecycle management, storage encryption, firmware maintenance, and large-scale migration initiatives within highly regulated financial environments.
Work History
Infrastructure Engineer
5 Years 10 Months- Provide primary engineering support for IBM z16 processors, DS8950F storage systems, TS7770 virtual tape subsystems, TS4500 tape libraries, and Brocade Gen 7 FICON directors.
- Implement and maintain I/O configurations through HCD including device definitions, channel path configuration, IODF maintenance, and IOCDS generation workflows.
- Configure IBM z17 Hardware Management Appliance (HMA) and External Time Source connectivity.
- Designed and implemented enterprise storage encryption using IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager (ISKLM).
- Administer Brocade FICON infrastructure including Gen 7 Directors and Brocade 7850 replication switches.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, incident response, and vendor coordination.
- Participated in z/OS 2.4 to z/OS 2.5 migration utilizing ServerPac, z/OSMF and SMP/E.
Self-Employed Electrician
3 Years- Delivered residential and commercial electrical services including installation, troubleshooting, repair and maintenance.
- Managed customer consultations, estimating, scheduling, project execution, and regulatory compliance.
- Built and maintained a successful independent business serving residential and commercial clients.
Electrician
4 Years- Executed electrical projects across new construction, remodeling, and restoration environments.
- Ensured compliance with technical specifications, safety standards, and local electrical codes.
Education
Mainframe Systems Apprenticeship
Associate Degree
Skills
IBM Z Hardware: z16
z17 HMA
HMC/HMA
HCD
IODF
IOCP Concepts
Processor Configuration
Storage & Replication: DS8950F
GDPS
Metro Mirror
Global Mirror
ISKLM
DASD Architecture
Tape & DR: TS7770
TS4500
Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing
FICON & SAN: Brocade Gen 7 Directors
Brocade 7850
SANnav
FICON Connectivity
Z/OS: SMP/E
z/OSMF
JCL
SDSF
TSO/ISPF
REXX
USS Shell
Python
Certification
- IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner
- Introduction to System Programming on IBM Z
- Introduction to z/OS Commands and Panels
- Introduction to IBM z/OS
- IBM z/OS Pre-Apprenticeship
- IBM z Systems Pre-Apprenticeship
Personal Information
Title: IBM Z INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER
Section name
- IBM Z INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER
- Hardware Configuration | Storage | Disaster Recovery | FICON | GDPS
Timeline
Infrastructure Engineer
UBS Financial Services
01.2021 - CurrentRead More
Self-Employed Electrician
01.2020 - 01.2023Read More
Electrician
North Shore Electric
01.2017 - 01.2021Read More
Franklin Apprenticeships / IBM
Mainframe Systems Apprenticeship
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Electrical Technology, Associated Builders And Contractors
Associate Degree
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