Storage Engineer

This role is available to current employees within IT Services at the University of Leeds only

Interview expected to be held 14 March 2025

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you have experience in managing and overseeing large-scale IT systems? Have you had experience in implementing policy and process standards related to storage management? Do you have a track record of contributing to strategic projects with wide-reaching impacts, particularly in the field of IT solutions?

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

The Storage Team is focused on delivering storage space from on-premise and public cloud systems, making it easy and safe for our customers to archive, vault, protect and share data, as well as backing up servers, databases and applications. At present, we manage and oversee more than 10 petabytes of data with projections indicating substantial growth, particularly with the acceleration of University Research. You will focus on supporting Research Activity requiring support from Storage professionals.

You will support the University's Research Activities, providing a flexible range of solutions to our Research Community to enable safe and secure data access in line with industry best practice.

You will actively contribute to the implementation of the policy and process standards, service offerings and strategic projects with wide-reaching impacts across the University. You will play a part in shaping and standardising the delivery model and operational practices as we modernise our storage estate.

You will take a role in the development of solutions for issues and problems aiming to raise the quality of the services delivered by the team, fostering a focus on continual service improvement throughout its provision. Leveraging your IT expertise, you will contribute to the development of a service aligned with industry best practices, IT standards and regulatory compliance.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That's 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

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