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Education
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Anantha Padmanabhan

Chennai

Summary

Experienced Mainframe Storage Administrator with 16 years of experience in banking and IT service sectors. Skilled in z/OS systems, tape and disk management, Python automation, SAS and MXG data reporting, and DFSORT performance optimization. Demonstrated leadership through team mentoring, audit solution design, and DR automation implementation. Currently expanding expertise in Generative AI and Data Science.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Storage Administrator, AVP

Barclays PLC
05.2025 - Current
  • Lead Mainframe Storage operations and Disaster Recovery automation initiatives.
  • Designed and implemented SCD audit monitoring using Python.
  • Developed DR automation scripts for tape device management and dashboard reporting.
  • Created and maintained dashboards for tape devices and automated daily tape usage reporting using SAS and MXG.
  • Mentored junior team members and led training initiatives.

Lead Mainframe Storage Administrator

Kyndryl India
10.2021 - 05.2025
  • Technical lead for Account transition for various accounts in the APAC region.
  • Plan data migration from Client systems to zCloud.
  • Mentor team members and build capability in the India.

Senior Professional

DXC India
01.2019 - 10.2021
  • Was part of Datacenter migration team responsible for migrating 7 clients to a new datacenter.
  • Reviewed and created IODF for the DR environment.
  • Shared services model of support responsible for all Mainframe Storage activities and was leading offshore team.
  • Was part of Software warehouse team that is responsible for building Mainframe SOE for all clients.
  • Installed and configured several BMC and Broadcom products like ( SRM Stopx37, AMI Sysprog services, CMF, Broadcom Intertest).
  • Setup new storage reports and billing reports for customers.
  • Led the training team for graduates Mainframe induction program.

SME MF Team

IBM India
11.2015 - 01.2019
  • Worked in GTS global delivery model leading team of 5 members and supporting multiple clients.
  • Datacenter Migration project - performed with 3 site Cascading SRDF replication.
  • Work closely with Configuration team and update the IO configurations for the new DC, Validated the IO configuration for the new DR setup.
  • Responsible for planning and executing DR test.
  • Built a new development lpar, setup the new SMS environment and configured storage products.
  • Worked on Bronzeplex split project, where in cross site connection between the lpars were split.
  • Tape migration – Migrated from TS7720 to Zcloud environment.

Technical Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2013 - 11.2015


  • Responsible for Run and Maintain of the Mainframe storage - Fix job abends, produce adhoc reports, HSM CDS reorg, Catalog Reorg.
  • Disk migration and conversion - Migration of DASD from Ds8100 and Ds8300 to DS8870 using TDMF, converted Mod 3 volumes to Mod 9s.
  • Performed Ts7700 migration – Adding virtual volumes to the Storage pool, copied data from VSM to TS7720 using Rocket Opentech tape copy.
  • Developed process and setup jobs for Monthly usage and forecast reports for both DASD and Tape.

Systems Engineer

DXC (previously CSC India)
12.2008 - 12.2013


  • Disaster Recovery exercise – Planning and performing the volume restores for the DR test.
  • Z/os Upgrade – Advise and help MVS team for the Zos upgrade.
  • Install, Configure and test Storage product for the Zos upgrade.
  • Catalog management – Define/ delete aliases and catalogs, reorg and merge catalogs.
  • Availability management – Archival and Backup Policy configuration and management.
  • Provide DASD and TAPE usage and forecast reports using tools like Dcollect, SMF and VMA.
  • Developed Rexx tools for health check and automation.

Education

M.Tech. - Computer systems and Infrastructure

BITS PILANI
01.2019
GPA: CGPA – 7.2

B.E. - Computer science

Government College Of Engineering
01.2008
GPA: Aggregate – 78%

Higher Secondary - undefined

Navarasam Matriculation School
01.2004
GPA: Aggregate – 96%

Skills

  • REXX
  • SAS and MXG
  • DFSORT and ICETOOL
  • Python
  • DFSMSHSM
  • DFSMSRMM
  • CA - Disk
  • CA1 and TLMS
  • CR plus, TACM, TREXX
  • IBM GDPS
  • Vantage SRM
  • Disk - DS8000, VMAX, HDS
  • Tape - TS7700, EMC Dlm

Certification

  • Completed IBM System z and zOS Fundamentals Technical Professional certification
  • Completed IBM Certified Specialist - System Storage DS8000 Technical Solutions V3
  • Attended Mainframe GDPS implementation training
  • Attended EMC VMAX2 training
  • Attended IBM Assembler Language coding workshop
  • Completed Hardware: IODF and IOCDS Training - ES96G training

Disclaimer

I Anantha Padmanabhan, hereby assure that above furnished details are true to the best of my knowledge.

Timeline

Senior Storage Administrator, AVP - Barclays PLC
05.2025 - Current
Lead Mainframe Storage Administrator - Kyndryl India
10.2021 - 05.2025
Senior Professional - DXC India
01.2019 - 10.2021
SME MF Team - IBM India
11.2015 - 01.2019
Technical Lead - Cognizant Technology Solutions
12.2013 - 11.2015
Systems Engineer - DXC (previously CSC India)
12.2008 - 12.2013
Government College Of Engineering - B.E., Computer science
Navarasam Matriculation School - Higher Secondary,
BITS PILANI - M.Tech., Computer systems and Infrastructure

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