NetApp Technical Consultant
Posted 4 hours 29 minutes ago by CGI
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
Challenge yourself and change lives, transforming complex systems and essential infrastructure that everyone relies on. Our Netapp Consultantt are trusted to work closely with a wide range of clients on exciting projects with real-world purpose and impact.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine.
We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
As NetApp Consultant you are responsible for the effective management and admin of the customer's NetApp ONTAP storage environment and peripheral management infrastructure. Providing technical guidance as part of the Professional Services team, you will be a technical escalation point. Ideally, you will have experience working across core infrastructure technologies, with specific experience relating to Virtualization, Storage, Scripting & Automation, Networking and Windows/Linux operating systems.
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST either hold, or be willing and eligible to undergo, UK Security Clearance. This requires at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK.
Your future duties and responsibilities
As NetApp consultant for Advisory services you will
Understand and translate customer business requirements into technical solutions
Comfortably engage with technical staff on the detailed hands on level and with managerial / sales level stakeholders
Lead and deploy complex post-sales hardware and software architectures, installations, and integrations
Own the product deployment with the customer
Understand signoff and testing procedures
Onsite and remote SME with NetApp, IT infrastructure, applications, security, networking and Cloud services, in a context of deploying a software product with applicable infrastructure.
Provide detailed project planning, design, implementation, and final "As-Built" documentation
Design and architect company marketed solution sets and other custom consulting
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Experience integrating complex software product and applicable multiple infrastructure elements into a customer environment
VMware/vCenter; Linux
NetApp ONTAP (AFF + FAS); data centre storage environments
Firewalls - integration of firewalls into customer network, outbound access to internet, IPSEC tunnels supporting routed management subnets, exposing product infrastructure management interfaces via external interfaces on FWs.
Security - documentation and explanation of our requirements for IP access, management access, service accounts and permissions. Lead discussions with customer security teams to explain and justify access
Desirable Qualifications
Kubernetes / Docker / Helm charts / Ingress Routing & TLS certificates
Docker image repositories, tagging, release management.
Ansible, Ansible Roles, RedHat Tower / Apache AWX
High level familiarity with MongoDB & Rabbit MQ
System monitoring and alerting with tools such as Prometheus and Prometheus AlertManager, SNMP, OpsRamp & ElasticSearch (EFK Stack)
Credential management tools such as Hashicorp Vault
Python scripts, running and managing if not writing.
YAML configuration
NetApp technologies - StorageGRID and generic S3, E-Series, NetApp HCI, SolidFire, Trident
Data-centre deployments - racks, cooling, power, fixed network cabling
Palo Alto firewalls
OpsRamp - explain role of the OpsRamp tool in customer environments. Discuss use for remote management/VPN, outbound network requirements, logging, IP access to storage environment, etc
Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2023 and has been named one of the 'World's Best Employers' by Forbes magazine.
We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a member not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you'll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We'll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.
As NetApp Consultant you are responsible for the effective management and admin of the customer's NetApp ONTAP storage environment and peripheral management infrastructure. Providing technical guidance as part of the Professional Services team, you will be a technical escalation point. Ideally, you will have experience working across core infrastructure technologies, with specific experience relating to Virtualization, Storage, Scripting & Automation, Networking and Windows/Linux operating systems.
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST either hold, or be willing and eligible to undergo, UK Security Clearance. This requires at least 5 years continuous residency in the UK.
Your future duties and responsibilities
As NetApp consultant for Advisory services you will
Understand and translate customer business requirements into technical solutions
Comfortably engage with technical staff on the detailed hands on level and with managerial / sales level stakeholders
Lead and deploy complex post-sales hardware and software architectures, installations, and integrations
Own the product deployment with the customer
Understand signoff and testing procedures
Onsite and remote SME with NetApp, IT infrastructure, applications, security, networking and Cloud services, in a context of deploying a software product with applicable infrastructure.
Provide detailed project planning, design, implementation, and final "As-Built" documentation
Design and architect company marketed solution sets and other custom consulting
Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Experience integrating complex software product and applicable multiple infrastructure elements into a customer environment
VMware/vCenter; Linux
NetApp ONTAP (AFF + FAS); data centre storage environments
Firewalls - integration of firewalls into customer network, outbound access to internet, IPSEC tunnels supporting routed management subnets, exposing product infrastructure management interfaces via external interfaces on FWs.
Security - documentation and explanation of our requirements for IP access, management access, service accounts and permissions. Lead discussions with customer security teams to explain and justify access
Desirable Qualifications
Kubernetes / Docker / Helm charts / Ingress Routing & TLS certificates
Docker image repositories, tagging, release management.
Ansible, Ansible Roles, RedHat Tower / Apache AWX
High level familiarity with MongoDB & Rabbit MQ
System monitoring and alerting with tools such as Prometheus and Prometheus AlertManager, SNMP, OpsRamp & ElasticSearch (EFK Stack)
Credential management tools such as Hashicorp Vault
Python scripts, running and managing if not writing.
YAML configuration
NetApp technologies - StorageGRID and generic S3, E-Series, NetApp HCI, SolidFire, Trident
Data-centre deployments - racks, cooling, power, fixed network cabling
Palo Alto firewalls
OpsRamp - explain role of the OpsRamp tool in customer environments. Discuss use for remote management/VPN, outbound network requirements, logging, IP access to storage environment, etc
Together, as owners, let's turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you'll reach your full potential because
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That's why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company's strategy and direction.
Your work creates value. You'll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.
You'll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You'll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.
Come join our team-one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.