Lead Storage Engineer/ Administrator – SAN/ NAS, NetApp
- Permanent role - ideal for a Lead seeking a change or an experienced Senior ready for the next step
- Attractive salary
- Private medical
- Based Southampton - Hybrid working
- Additional day leave for birthday and work anniversary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Storage Engineer/ Administrator with a leading global electronic device organization based out of their Southampton offices.
This is a level 4 role in which you will Lead the design, enhancement, implementation and administration of the organization's storage infrastructure as a Subject Matter Expert within Europe and as part of a global IT infrastructure team.
The role is split 50/50 between projects and BAU and with 45 sites across EMEA there will be travel opportunities for planned installs and projects.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Design & develop complex integrated solutions for SAN and NAS environments
- Perform and evaluate vendor and cost comparisons for projects looking at a range of solutions and making recommendations
- Provides 24/7 on-call support (1 in 8 weeks scenario)
- SME on established and emerging storage technologies related to NetApp, EMC VPLEX, Isilon VMAX, POWERMAX storage platforms, NetApp Cluster mode NAS arrays, and Pure block and Objective storage systems.
- Automated storage device management, configuration, and provisioning with Ansible NetApp cluster mode
- Adhere to SOX, PCI, and other regulatory requirements
- Adhere to and uphold Change Control processes and compliance.
- Understand and avoid capacity, redundancy, and health constraints of storage systems
- Ensures that all security requirements are met or exceeded
- Provides a significant contribution to defining team roadmap and priorities
- Develops reliable solutions to complex problems
- Serves as a mentor and provides guidance to less experienced Storage team members
Key experience required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ relevant subject combined with proven relevant experience or 9+ years relevant experience
- NetApp experience
- Able to author and implement basic scripting/ coding for automation
- Able to solve moderately complex technical problems independently
- Proven background in successful infrastructure implementation
- Strong communication skills and ability to lead/ mentor in a small team setting
- Good organizational skills and quality across work including documentation
Storage Lead: NetApp, EMC VPLEX, Isilon VMAX, POWERMAX storage platforms, NetApp Cluster mode NAS arrays, and Pure block and Objective storage systems.