Server Engineer – On-Call & Enterprise Storage

Thorn SDS Ltd; Hereford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

On-call allowance

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Technical training

Exposure to Pure Storage

Career progression

Job summary

Thorn SDS Ltd in Hereford is seeking a motivated Server Engineer to join our team, supporting and maintaining our server estate in a secure, mission-critical environment.

You'll play a key role in ensuring our server and Pure Storage environments remain secure, resilient and highly available, while contributing to infrastructure projects, service improvements and lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• You must live within a 30-minute commute of the site.
• UK Security Clearance eligibility required.
• Right to Work in the UK confirmed.
• Experience in Windows Server administration.
• Experience with VMware or Hyper-V virtualization.
• Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
• Experience with enterprise storage and backup solutions.
• Experience with Pure Storage FlashArray administration.
• Experience with SAN/Fibre Channel technologies.
• Experience with storage capacity, performance and lifecycle management.
• PowerShell scripting or automation.
• ITIL service management practices.

Responsibilities

• Installing, configuring and maintaining physical and virtual server infrastructure.
• Supporting Windows Server environments and core infrastructure services.
• Managing enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, including Pure Storage FlashArray platforms.
• Administering storage replication, snapshots, SAN/Fibre Channel connectivity, capacity planning and performance monitoring.
• Managing storage hardware, firmware and software lifecycle, including obsolescence planning and service reporting.
• Supporting the integration of storage with VMware virtualization and enterprise backup solutions.
• Applying security updates, resolving infrastructure incidents and supporting technology refresh projects.
• Producing technical documentation and collaborating with Infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security teams.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across Infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security.

Skills

Windows Server administration

VMware/Hyper-V virtualization

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Enterprise storage

Backup solutions

Pure Storage FlashArray administration

SAN/Fibre Channel technologies

Storage capacity management

Performance monitoring

PowerShell scripting

ITIL service management

Tools

Pure Storage FlashArray

Job description

Thorn SDS Ltd in Hereford is seeking a motivated Server Engineer to join our team, supporting and maintaining our server estate in a secure, mission-critical environment.

You'll play a key role in ensuring our server and Pure Storage environments remain secure, resilient and highly available, while contributing to infrastructure projects, service improvements and lifecycle management.