Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer NEW

CBSbutler Holdings Limited

Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer

Newport (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
£550 per day (Inside IR35)
6-Month Contract

SC Clearance Required

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Storage & Backup Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-profile enterprise infrastructure programme supporting critical services and large-scale IT environments.

This role is ideal for an infrastructure specialist with deep expertise in NetApp storage technologies, enterprise backup solutions, and complex data centre environments. You will play a key role in the design, implementation, optimisation and support of business-critical storage and backup platforms while working closely with technical teams, architects and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and enhancement of enterprise storage and backup infrastructure.
• Act as the subject matter expert for NetApp technologies across project and operational activities.
• Deliver infrastructure upgrades, migrations and technical refresh programmes.
• Evaluate and integrate new hardware and software solutions into existing environments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers and project teams.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation, implementation plans and operational procedures.
• Support capacity planning, performance optimisation and storage lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across storage, backup and SAN environments.
• Provide 2nd/3rd line support and ensure adherence to service levels and operational processes.
• Support pre-sales, solution design and effort estimation activities where required.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with NetApp storage platforms (essential).
• Extensive background in enterprise storage, backup and infrastructure management.
• Experience working within large-scale, mission-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAN technologies, storage optimisation and data management.
• Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects from design through to implementation.
• Ability to lead technical workstreams and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience with virtualisation technologies.
• Exposure to enterprise backup platforms and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience working to strict SLA-driven environments.
• Microsoft or infrastructure-related technical certifications.
• Experience within highly regulated or secure environments.

If you are interested in this role, please feel free to submit your CV!

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