Senior Storage SME

Storage Automation SME Whitehall Resources currently require an experience Storage SME to work with a key client. • Please notice this role requires 3 days onsite in either London, Birmingham or Sheffield and falls INSIDE IR35 • Role Description: · Carry out tasks to certify, test and develop new features and platforms on our SAN Infrastructure, primarily Dell PowerMax/Vmax-3/XtremIO, Pure FlashArray, HP Primera/Alletra and Cirrus DMS using Broadcom and Cisco SAN switches/directors and iSCSI connectivity · Develop automation to support the above requirements, covering support, install, provisioning, migration management/compliance · Provide Enterprise Services, including platform services (UNIX and Linux servers, Windows and storage) for securely storing/analysing data as well as Developer Services which enable faster delivery of highly standardised platform services, for example, Virtualisation, ALM, Dev Engineering, Development and Cloud. · Develop Cloud based infrastructure platforms and deliver infrastructure, platform etc. “as a Service” by working with Business & other DevOps teams · Determine the strategic direction and execute in each of the Technology areas under Enterprise Services responsibility · Risk and Cost Management · Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services · Business stakeholder management to define product roadmaps and market available capabilities · Write development code, understand a DevOps Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipeline, and build automated test scripts (for infrastructure products and upgrades), and build automation interfaces between systems To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: · Expertise in Server operating systems – Linux RHEL/Windows/VmWare · Expert in all aspects of Dell PowerMax/Vmax3/SRDF/XtremIO, Pure FlashArray, HPE Primera, Cirrus DMS · End to end server mapping from server to storage · Experience in using Python, Ansible, and Shell Scripting languages to implement storage automation and as-a-service offerings · Capable of product testing and qualification. · Well experienced in server and storage remediation · Past working experience in a storage / scripting / automation role · A deep technical understanding of Cloud and Storage Infrastructure · Infrastructure as Code and automation/orchestration technologies, such as Puppet / Chef / Ansible Tower / Jenkins · Experience of continuous integration / continuous delivery software engineering approaches · Experienced in storage migration - Storage and server based · Experience working in relevant environment/s, i.e. server engineering in a similar function is desirable but not essential · Experience working in relevant market/context, i.e. IT in finance, Storage is desirable but not essential · Experience in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is desirable but not essential · Role relevant qualifications, i.e. EMC, Pure , cloud related is desirable but not essential · A track record of constantly looking for ways to do things better and an excellent understanding of the mechanism necessary to successfully implement change. · Self-awareness with confidence to work independently and take responsibility for own development · Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences · Planned projects and activities systematically in line with business priorities, using a variety of analysis and problem solving techniques · Experience of building effective customer relationships which create customer advocacy · Willingness to undertake the training / study required in this role for new products and service