Storage Engineer

6-Month Contract (with view to extend)
- Hertfordshire
- Outside IR35
- Security Clearance Required

**Your new role**Our client is a global organisation looking for experienced IT Engineers who will focus on storage infrastructure.
You will be a member of the UK Storage & Backup Operations Team. This team has overall responsibility for delivery of technical activities associated with the build and provisioning of new services and the ongoing support of existing services. Working primarilyon a Data Centre Transition, but with a secondary role working on delivery of incremental business on an existing account, this will be a critical role for the Project Delivery Team.
Below is some of the responsibilities you will take on within this role:

- Provision and manage infrastructure using relevant vendor toolsets; NetApp a must.
- Build, manage and implement complex changes that involve multiple disciplines and require structured coordination across teams;
- Manage infrastructure servers, switches, fabrics & tape libraries across the managed estate, including performing routine health checks and patching of these to ensure lifecycle compliance;
- Configuring and amending backups; backup reporting, failure resolution, report creation & distribution;
**What you'll need to succeed**
- Shows good knowledge of storage infrastructure and data protection services;
- Shows good knowledge of Service Level Agreements and their use in managing a contract.
- Demonstrates a high level of knowledge around implementing, maintaining and monitoring technical standards;
- Proven track record of dealing with complex issues/potential escalations without supervision;
- Demonstrates a very good understanding of how the area of work being delivered by the team is meeting the requirements of the business and the customer;
- Understands and has demonstrated the use of methods and techniques for the assessment and management of risk;
- Able to create and deliver reports in accordance with the requirements of the business;
- Demonstrates an understanding of the concepts of delivering successful projects;
- Aptitude in critical analysis and demonstrates use of this to deliver against milestones and deadlines; Able to thoroughly investigate and resolve complex problems to a high technical standard

**YOU MUST BE SECURITY CLEARED (SC) TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE**
**What you'll get in return**The chance to work for a fantastic organisation, in an exciting and rewarding role that falls outside of IR35 whilst earning a competitive day rate.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.