Storage Engineer

Role Title: VMWare SME
Duration: contract to run until 28/11/2025
Location: Remote
Rate: up to £495.41 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Key Skills/Requirements:

• 8-10 years of experience in Storage Administration.
• Experience in design, planning, and implementation of Storage solutions at Enterprise scale.
• Understanding of functional requirements and translation of business requirements into technical specifications.
• Good understanding of Data centre architecture and Automation technologies.
• Experience in handling and troubleshooting Storage Products such as Dell VMAX-3, PMAX, Pure, and HP.
• Experience in implementing Time Finder Snap/Clone and remote replication using SRDF/S, A & AR at the Symmetrix PowerMax, & VMAX.
• Experience in Storage Migration projects and Data Migration tools such as Cirrus or any equivalent tool.
• Experience in Cisco and Brocade Switches administration, troubleshooting, and performance analysis.
• Experience in performing Migrations between multiple switch products.
• Knowledge of scripting tools like Python or equivalent tools to support automation (Preferred but not mandatory).
• Detailed knowledge of DCNM, VSAN's, ISL, NPIV.
• Detailed knowledge of Logical Fabrics / LSAN's / Context Switching.
• Detailed knowledge of SAN NAV, FOS, ACS-Gateway.
• Experience with Broadcom/Brocade Director Class switches.
• Experience with SYMCLI, Unisphere, Cisco DCNM, and Brocade BNA.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem management skills.
• Storage - Brocade & Cisco switches, Dell storage arrays.

Must Have Experience:

• L3 level support EMC VMAX, EMC PowerMax, Pure Storage, Brocade and Cisco SAN Switches. Hands-on experience with SRDF replications, Snapshots, and migration tools. Cisco San Fabrics and Dell Storage experience is a must-have.
• Experience working in a finance background with adherence to strong change management practices.

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications, we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!