Senior Storage Engineer

Ignite Digital Search Ltd ,
Birmingham, West Midlands

Overview

Senior Storage Engineer Permanent Birmingham/ Remote Seeking a skilled Senior Storage Engineer with excellent communication skills to join a progressive Managed Service Provider to handle all monitoring, data protection back-up, and configure storage and associated hardware. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with IBM storage Arrays and end-to-end knowledge in racking and stacking the IBM Storwize Hardware . This role is based in Birmingham however offers flexible working/ remote work options. Required Experience: Good level of operational exposure to 1 or more storage systems that are not Server based Understanding of Raid arrays and Distributed Raid arrays Understanding of Clustered storage systems and High Availability Storage infrastructure. Understanding of Network Topologies and Switches / Routers and SAN Switches including iSCSI, FCIP and Fibre Channel . Degree of 'HANDS on Experience' with IBM Storage Arrays and Any of the Below, HP / EMC / DELL Have 'END to End Knowledge' in Racking and Stacking the IBM Storwize Hardware . Have installed and configured a V7000 / SVC / FS IBM Storwize array or Equivalent. Understanding and Previous Hands on experience with setting up 'Storage Layer Replications' using IBM Global Mirror Remote copy / Flash copy technologies. Basic Skills: Able to use GUI based Storage and Management tools to administer Storage arrays. Be able to Create Storage Pools/ Member Drives / LUNs etc. Understanding Storage reporting tools such as IBM Spectrum Control / Tivoli etc or equivalent products. Confidence in data gathering tools such as Storage Insights / Spectrum Turning on and Configuring the IBM Storwize Arrays V7000/V5000/FS9X Series (Out the box) Ignite Digital Talent are committed to creating equal opportunities, and welcome job applications from all who are qualified and eligible to work in the UK, regardless of colour, ethnic or national origin, race, gender, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, marital status or family circumstances. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89681618