Posted 23 days ago
Description
Storage Engineer – DV / SC Cleared – Stevenage – 6 month contract (possible extension) – Up to £550 per day Inside IR35
FryerMiles Recruitment is working with a major UK Defence Prime to recruit an experienced Storage Engineer to support critical infrastructure across a secure, enterprise scale environment.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled team responsible for the delivery, maintenance and optimisation of secure storage and backup platforms supporting mission-critical systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain and support enterprise storage infrastructure.
- Manage and optimise NetApp storage platforms across secure environments.
- Support enterprise backup and recovery solutions, ensuring business continuity and data integrity.
- Provide support across both Windows and Linux server environments. Support virtualised infrastructure, including VMware platforms.
- Monitor storage capacity, performance and availability, identifying opportunities for optimisation.
- Perform storage provisioning, migrations, upgrades and lifecycle management activities.
- Investigate and resolve storage, backup and infrastructure-related incidents.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, procedures and operational runbooks.
- Work closely with infrastructure, platform and project teams to deliver secure technical solutions.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience within Defence, Government or other highly secure environments.
- Strong experience supporting enterprise storage environments.
- Hands-on administration of NetApp storage solutions.
- Experience with enterprise backup technologies and disaster recovery processes.
- Good knowledge of both Windows and Linux server environments.
- Experience supporting VMware virtualised infrastructure.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across enterprise infrastructure.
- Experience working within large, complex IT environments.
Desirable Skills
- Experience within Defence, Government or other highly secure environments.
- Knowledge of storage performance tuning, replication and data protection technologies.
- Familiarity with infrastructure monitoring and automation tools.
Essential Requirements
- Current SC or DV Clearance (DV highly desirable).
- Eligibility to work onsite in Stevenage.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary technical teams.
