Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Newport (3 days per week on-site)

Day Rate: £500 - £550 per day Inside IR35

Duration: 12 month Contract

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required (Strictly no dual nationals due to security constraints)

The Opportunity

Are you an expert in enterprise storage architecture and data resilience? We are seeking a Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of technical design, seamless implementation, and high-level support for mission-critical storage and backup infrastructure. This role sits at the intersection of strategic engineering and tactical delivery—combining pre-sales solution scoping, technical documentation, and robust operational support. If you want to leverage your NetApp expertise in a highly secure environment, this contract offers fantastic scope and impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales & Scoping: Collaborating with stakeholders to scope technical solutions, estimate resource/cost requirements, and contribute directly to proposal-ready documentation.
• Storage & Environment Administration: Maximizing system supportability by managing data storage (space allocation/optimization), supporting SAN environments, overseeing access authorizations, and ensuring network access integrity.
• Integration & Evaluation: Evaluating, testing, and integrating new hardware and software products into the existing program infrastructure.
• SLA-Driven Support: Providing high-quality second-line support to resolve incidents and service requests efficiently within a strict SLA framework.
• Team Leadership: Guiding and mentoring small technical teams to successfully deliver project tasks on time and within scope.

Technical Skills & Experience

To succeed in this position, you will need a deep foundation in enterprise infrastructure management:

• Core Essentials:
• NetApp Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience managing and optimizing NetApp storage solutions is highly important.
• SAN Environments: Deep understanding of SAN environments, including performance tuning and optimization.
• Infrastructure Management: Extensive background in large-scale infrastructure management, data management, and user account/access controls.
• Project Delivery & Technical Writing: Experience working within project lifecycles with strong documentation skills (producing both operational procedures for service desks and end-user materials).
• Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading small technical teams to execute project tasks.

Highly Desirable:

• Advanced fault-finding, diagnosis, and resolution capabilities across enterprise environments.
• Experience with File/Print Clusters, Virtualization, Messaging, and Enterprise Thin Client environments.
• Hardware build and evaluation experience.
• Relevant technical certifications (e.g., MCSE or equivalent vendor-specific storage accreditations).

Why This Contract?

• Critical Infrastructure: Work directly on the storage and backup backbones that safeguard vital, secure customer data.
• Varied & Engaging Scope: Avoid the monotony of a single-focus role with a great blend of pre-sales architecture, hands-on engineering, and escalation support.
• Leadership Platform: Step up and showcase your capabilities by steering small engineering teams and shaping technical proposals.

To Apply:

If you hold an active SC Clearance and have the deep NetApp and enterprise storage experience required, please apply with your latest CV and details of your availability. Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed.