Senior Storage Engineer
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Strong experience with NetApp ONTAP (Clustered ONTAP)</li><li>Hands-on administration of NetApp storage systems</li><li>Experience managing aggregates, volumes, LUNs, and qtrees</li><li>Knowledge of NFS and CIFS/SMB protocols</li><li>Proficiency in configuration and support of Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs)</li><li>Experience with Snapshots and SnapMirror replication</li><li>Capability in designing and supporting enterprise storage solutions</li><li>Expertise in capacity planning and performance tuning</li><li>Familiarity with high availability configurations (HA pairs, clustering)</li><li>Experience in firmware and ONTAP upgrades</li><li>Understanding of storage migrations and data lifecycle management</li><li>Strong grasp of backup fundamentals (full, incremental, retention policies)</li><li>Knowledge of RPO and RTO objectives</li><li>Experience in disaster recovery planning and testing</li><li>Skills in data integrity validation and restore testing</li><li>Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade backup solutions, particularly Cohesity and Rubrik</li><li>Experience backing up and restoring enterprise databases</li><li>Proficiency in protecting VM-based infrastructure</li><li>Skills in image-level backups and application-consistent snapshots</li><li>Ideal candidates will hold industry certifications in NetApp</li><li>Strong troubleshooting and analytical capability</li><li>Ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments</li><li>Clear documentation and effective communication skills</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Hands-on administration of NetApp storage systems</li><li>Manage aggregates, volumes, LUNs, and qtrees</li><li>Provide support for NFS and CIFS/SMB protocols</li><li>Configure and support Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs)</li><li>Manage Snapshots and SnapMirror replication</li><li>Design and support enterprise storage solutions</li><li>Perform capacity planning and performance tuning</li><li>Configure high availability setups (HA pairs, clustering)</li><li>Conduct firmware and ONTAP upgrades</li><li>Lead storage migrations and data lifecycle management</li><li>Validate disaster recovery strategies and perform testing</li><li>Maintain data integrity and restore testing processes</li><li>Implement enterprise-grade backup solutions</li><li>Backup and restore enterprise databases</li><li>Protect VM-based infrastructure</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Firmware</li><li>Support</li><li>NFS</li><li>SMB</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are seeking an experienced NetApp Senior Storage Engineer to join our enterprise infrastructure team on an initial 6-month contract. This hands-on technical role focuses on the administration, support, and optimization of NetApp storage environments and modern enterprise backup platforms. Our workplace operates on a hybrid model, with team members working in the office 1-2 days per week. We offer a competitive day rate of £465 via an umbrella company. If you are a proactive infrastructure specialist with strong NetApp and enterprise backup expertise, we would love to hear from you.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>