Senior Server and Storage Specialist

Kingston upon Thames; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston upon Thames is seeking a Senior Server & Storage Specialist to join a growing infrastructure team responsible for enterprise server, storage and cloud environments. You will help maintain a resilient, secure, high-performing infrastructure while supporting day-to-day operations and ongoing technology improvements.

The role emphasizes managing both physical and virtual servers, Windows and Linux environments, and storage platforms, with a focus on security, backups and DR.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience administering and supporting server technologies, physical and virtual.
• Strong Windows Server administration and Linux server administration experience.
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery and storage management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provision both physical and virtual server infrastructure.
• Administer and support Windows and Linux server environments.
• Monitor infrastructure performance and availability using management tools.
• Maintain server security, patch management and anti-malware solutions.
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy, planning and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Linux server administration

Storage technologies

Infrastructure monitoring tools

Server security & patching

Physical & virtual servers

Infrastructure strategy & improvement

Tools

VMware vSphere/vCenter

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Server & Storage Specialist to join a growing infrastructure team responsible for supporting and developing enterprise server, storage and cloud environments.
This role will play a key part in maintaining a resilient, secure and high-performing infrastructure, supporting both day‑to‑day operations and ongoing technology improvements.

Key Requirements

• Extensive experience administering and supporting server technologies, both physical and virtual
• Strong Windows Server administration skills
• Linux server administration experience
• Experience with physical, virtual and cloud-based storage technologies
• Knowledge of backup technologies and disaster recovery practices
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and management tools
• Understanding of server security, patching and anti‑malware solutions
• Ability to work across both operational support and infrastructure improvement initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and provision both physical and virtual server infrastructure
• Administer and support Windows and Linux server environments
• Monitor infrastructure performance and availability using appropriate management tools
• Maintain server security, patch management and anti‑malware solutions
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy, planning and continuous improvement initiatives

Desirable Experience

• VMware vSphere/vCenter environments
• Enterprise storage and SAN technologies
• Backup and recovery platforms
• ITIL-based service management environments
• Data centre infrastructure support
• Infrastructure project delivery and implementation

This opportunity would suit a strong 3rd Line Engineer, Senior Infrastructure Engineer or Infrastructure Specialist with excellent Windows Server and VMware experience, alongside exposure to modern cloud technologies. Candidates should be comfortable supporting and developing enterprise infrastructure environments while contributing to infrastructure strategy, projects and continuous improvement initiatives