Senior Storage Platform Automation Engineer - Man Group plc

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two annual Mankind days for community/

Competitive holiday entitlement

Pension/401k

Life and long-term disability coverage

Group sick pay

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Man Group in London is seeking a Storage Engineer to join the Storage Team, responsible for the design, delivery and ongoing operation of storage and backup systems within the group. You will help transform the storage estate with automation, open source tooling and cloud-enabled solutions, in collaboration with Windows, Linux, DBA and network teams.

The role requires strong troubleshooting and scripting skills (Python/PowerShell) and IaC experience with Terraform/Ansible.

Qualifications

• Excellent troubleshooting, prioritising and communication skills.
• Experience scripting with Python, Bash and PowerShell.
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Self-starter with ability to work under pressure in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong understanding of how enterprise infrastructure functions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure storage and backup platforms are available 24x365 and meet performance requirements.
• Assist with capacity management to ensure sufficient performance and capacity.
• Use open-source tooling and scripting to build admin, monitoring and capacity tools.
• Participate in all stages of storage projects from design to implementation and support.
• Combine on-premises and cloud technologies to deliver highly available storage.
• Collaborate with server, database, development and research teams to manage performance and capacity.
• Troubleshoot issues and determine root causes.

Skills

Troubleshooting and communication

Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell

IaC: Terraform, Ansible

Self-starter under pressure

Enterprise infrastructure knowledge

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Python

PowerShell

Git

ServiceNow

Prometheus

Grafana

Azure Cloud

Job description

About Man Group

Man Group is a global alternative investment management firm focused on pursuing outperformance for sophisticated clients via our Systematic, Discretionary and Solutions offerings. Powered by talent and advanced technology, our single and multi-manager investment strategies are underpinned by deep research and span public and private markets, across all major asset classes, with a significant focus on alternatives. Man Group takes a partnership approach to working with clients, establishing deep connections and creating tailored solutions to meet their investment goals and those of the millions of retirees and savers they represent.

Headquartered in London, we manage $253.6 billion* and operate across multiple offices globally.

Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.LN and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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At Man Group, we respect your privacy and we are committed to protecting your Personal Data. We have developed policies and processes which are designed to provide for the security and integrity of your Personal Data. We are committed to Processing your Personal Data fairly and lawfully, and being open and transparent about such Processing. For further information on how we process your data, please see the privacy notice for applicants.

* As at 30 June 2026

The Role

This is a unique opportunity to take the next step in your career. You will be joining as a member of the Storage Team which is responsible for the design, project delivery, and ongoing operation/support of all storage and backup systems within Man group.

The Storage team is a team of three engineers. The Platform Engineering Department is a close-knit team of highly skilled individuals comprising Windows, Linux, DBA, and network support. We strive for perfection in a high-pressure, fast-moving environment. While providing a high performance, scalable infrastructure to an agile organisation.

We are in the process of transforming our Storage Infrastructure to be more automated, agile, and user driven. We use DevOps principles, scripting, infrastructure as code, open source and cloud technologies combined with Enterprise storage products from vendors such as Pure Storage, Rubrik and VAST to achieve these goals.

Technologies used at Man Group include:

• Pure Flash Array
• Flash Blade
• VAST
• DELL PowerStore
• Rubrik Data Platform
• NetApp Hybrid & All-Flash
• MS Azure Cloud Storage
• iSCSI transport protocol
• Prometheus and Grafana
• Python
• PowerShell
• Git
• Service-Now

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure that the storage and backup platforms in Man are available 24x365 and deliver the required performance levels
• Assist with managing storage capacity to ensure that we always have sufficient performance and capacity to meet the business' needs
• Use open-source software and scripting to build best in class administration, monitoring, and capacity management tools
• Get involved in every stage of storage projects from design to implementation to support and management
• Use a mixture of on-premises and cloud technologies to provide highly available and high-performance storage
• Work closely with server, database, development and research teams to understand and manage performance and capacity requirements
• Troubleshoot problems and ensure that the root cause is understood & resolved

Key Competencies

Required

• Exceptional troubleshooting, prioritising, and communication skills
• Experience of scripting in one or more of the following: Python, Bash, PowerShell
• Experience of Terraform, Ansible or similar IaC platforms
• Self-starter attitude, with the ability to keep calm under pressure
• Demonstrable understanding of how an enterprise infrastructure functions

Advantageous

• Experience of SAN storage, Backup, and Storage Fabric technologies
• Experience of Operational Support
• Experience and an understanding of Windows, Linux, VMware, and network technologies
• Experience with cloud technologies

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance and Benefits at Man Group

You’ll thrive in our working environment that champions equality of opportunity. Your unique perspective will contribute to our success, joining a workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our external and internal initiatives, partnerships and programmes, you’ll find opportunities to grow, develop your talents, and help foster an inclusive environment for all across our firm and industry. Learn more at .

You’ll have opportunities to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and with flexible working arrangements available too. Like all our people, you’ll receive two annual 'Mankind' days of paid leave for community volunteering.

Our comprehensive benefits package includes competitive holiday entitlements, pension/401k, life and long-term disability coverage, group sick pay, enhanced pare