Mainframe Backup Administrator

About the role

We are looking for a Mainframe Backup Administrator to manage and maintain our mainframe backup and recovery environment in Singapore. The role ensures data availability, compliance with service‑level agreements and supports disaster‑recovery activities across the organization.

Key responsibilities

• Manage daily backup operations on CA 1 (Tape Management System) and ensure successful execution of scheduled jobs.
• Troubleshoot backup failures, perform root‑cause analysis and validate logs against SLA requirements.
• Handle the full tape lifecycle—from allocation and off‑site storage to secure destruction.
• Execute mainframe backups using ADRDSSU and FlashCopy, and support resiliency planning and DR testing.
• Maintain documentation, recovery playbooks and follow ITIL processes for incident, problem and change management.

Required profile

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in mainframe backup operations.
• Strong expertise with CA 1, tape operations and lifecycle management.
• Proven experience using ADRDSSU and FlashCopy for mainframe data protection.
• Solid understanding of mainframe infrastructure, storage management and backup concepts.

Required skills

• CA 1 (Tape Management System)
• ADRDSSU and FlashCopy backup utilities
• IBM z/OS environment
• REXX and JCL scripting
• ITIL incident, problem and change management processes