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Technical Support Engineer

IBM

IT, Customer Service

United States · Tucson, AZ, USA

Posted on Mar 19, 2026

Introduction

DFSMS Technical Support provides client support and performs product readiness on IBM Z Storage Software Products. IBM Z Storage Software Products are commonly referred to as DFSMS. Most Fortune 500 companies rely on these products to manage their most critical data. Job responsibilities involve working within a team to assist in the analysis and resolution of client reported problems. Team members will also have the responsibility of managing client situations and maintaining customer satisfaction. A strong candidate should have good written and verbal communication skills and a strong programming or engineering background.

Your role and responsibilities

Debuggers, creative problem solvers and solution finders wanted. DFSMS (Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem) Technical Support is looking for individuals who enjoy scavenger hunts, puzzles, alternative numbering systems, and complex programming analysis. Are you who we are looking for? Technical Support is an always-changing and exciting industry with room to exercise your creative muscles in a way that directly benefits IBM clients all over the world. You will be working with a team of well known experts in the mainframe industry –with many patents and publications to show for it –to solve complex and technical defect related problems.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Science, or related field, and/or equivalent experience.

Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written)
Acting in a respectful and professional manner to represent IBM to its high-profile clients
Working in high pressure, dynamic situations with a large degree of autonomy
Being agile and open-minded to quickly adapt to procedures and tools required for the position
Focused and results oriented with commitment to accuracy and attention to details
Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem determination/solving skills
Knowledge or experience working with one or more of:
- Operating system administration, command usage, or troubleshooting
- Operating system internals (e.g., kernel, file system, networking, client-server, performance)
- Programming and scripting languages (e.g., C, Java, Python, or Shell)
- Data structure concepts and algorithms

Preferred technical and professional experience

z/OS assembler, PL/X or SVC dump debugging experience
z/OS support, development, test or system programming experience
Client facing technical support professional experience
Experiences working with a global team

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world’s most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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