Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

• Active SC Clearance is required.
• We need proven, hands on experience managing and optimizing NetApp storage solutions.
• We need deep understanding of SAN environments, including performance tuning and optimization.
• We need extensive experience in large scale infrastructure management, data management, and user account/access controls.
• We need experience working within project lifecycles and producing strong technical documentation, including operational procedures and end user materials.
• We need demonstrated experience leading small technical teams to deliver project tasks.
• Advanced fault finding, diagnosis, and resolution capabilities across enterprise environments are highly desirable.
• Experience with File/Print Clusters, Virtualization, Messaging, and Enterprise Thin Client environments is highly desirable.
• Hardware build and evaluation experience is highly desirable.
• Relevant technical certifications, such as MCSE or equivalent vendor specific storage accreditations, are highly desirable.

• We collaborate with stakeholders to scope technical solutions, estimate resource and cost requirements, and contribute to proposal ready documentation.
• We manage data storage, including space allocation and optimization, support SAN environments, oversee access authorizations, and ensure network access integrity.
• We evaluate, test, and integrate new hardware and software products into our existing program infrastructure.
• We provide high quality second line support to resolve incidents and service requests efficiently within a strict SLA framework.
• We guide and mentor small technical teams to deliver project tasks on time and within scope.

• Hardware
• Support
• Network
• DevOps
• Security

We are hiring a Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer on a 12 month contract in Newport, with three days per week on site. This is an inside IR35 day rate contract paying £500 to £550 per day. The role sits in a highly secure environment and is focused on mission critical storage and backup infrastructure, combining pre sales solution scoping, technical documentation, hands on engineering, and operational support. We offer a varied and engaging scope with the opportunity to work directly on critical infrastructure, shape technical proposals, and lead small engineering teams.