Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Storage Engineer/SME

Job Description

Key Duties & Responsibilities Work as part of a team to define, design, and implement the storage Infrastructure used within our data centres. Lead infrastructure projects to perform technology refresh/expansion, asset upgrade, customer migrations, and modernisation activities within our platform infrastructure Provide 3rd line support escalation to the Infrastructure Support/Operations teams. Provide technical training to those backline and operations teams as required. Support the team in selecting products and partners, providing all necessary documentation for launch, implementation, and support of designated products. Perform technical POCs and solution validations, and recommendations. Designing and delivering infrastructure services with security at its core. Analysing potential opportunities for improvement and providing remediation plans for security vulnerabilities. Essential Skills/Abilities Work UK hours Possess strong communication skills Have extensive hands-on experience of Dell storage arrays ( PowerMax, PowerStore, Unity ) Have extensive hands-on experience of IBM storage arrays ( Flashsystem 900, FS5200, 5100, SVC, Storage Insights ) Have extensive hands-on experience of fibre channel switches and configuration ( Cisco MDS 9250i, Brocade DS6520, Brocade MP-7800B, IBM SAN64B-6 ). Experience of FC and FC-IP concepts required Be an expert in storage array setup, decommissions, and ongoing administration Experience of presenting/managing volumes within a virtualised VMware, bare metal x86, and pSeries/iSeries VIOS/LPAR estate. Experience in storage management within Windows, Linux, and AIX/IBMi Operating Systems would be expected Be experienced in planning and performing regular code upgrades across large-scale environments Any experience of designing with security/hardening in mind, implementing changes via automation/IaaC would be beneficial. Have experience in providing high availability and disaster recovery solutions Basic understanding of x86 server architecture to support integration and troubleshooting within storage environments; prior experience with x86 platforms is considered a strong asset