Storage Engineer – Hybrid & Cloud Platform Infrastructure

Oxford Knight; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Significant salary + bonus

Beautiful culture

Challenging projects

Industry-leading technology

Job summary

Oxford Knight is seeking a storage systems engineer to design and evolve modern storage platforms across hybrid and cloud environments. You will integrate storage with compute and network infrastructure to maximise performance and scalability, while delivering self-service capabilities and reducing manual effort.

You will collaborate closely with engineering teams to drive adoption of modern storage practices and maintain strong communication across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience operating storage systems in large-scale, low-latency environments.
• Deep expertise in protocols and technologies, e.g. NFS, SMB, S3, Linux, Fibre Channel and NVMe-oF.
• Deep knowledge across at least two of the following: file, block, object, cloud, or data protection.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting.
• Experience with modern storage and data platforms, e.g. NetApp, Pure, VAST, Weka, GPFS, cloud storage.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or related field)

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve modern storage platforms across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Integrate storage systems with compute and network infrastructure for optimal performance.
• Design and operate seamless hybrid-cloud storage platforms.
• Deliver self-service capabilities and reduce manual effort, driving adoption of modern storage practices.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

NetApp

Pure Storage

VAST

Weka

Job description

Fantastic opportunity to join an industry-leading global market maker, using innovative and cutting-edge technology. This role is a great fit for engineers who like to challenge traditional approaches, bringing with them fresh thinking and a motivation to build scalable, automated, efficient storage systems. Forget the stuffy world of finance you thought you knew; developers here are tech-driven and truly world-class.

Your focus will be to design and evolve modern storage platforms across hybrid and cloud environments. To do this, you’ll integrate storage systems with compute and network infrastructure for optimal performance and capability, as well as designing and operating seamless hybrid-cloud storage platforms. Collaborating closely with engineering teams, you’ll deliver self-service capabilities and reduce manual effort, while driving adoption of modern storage practices.

If you are keen to modernize storage infrastructure and build scalable platforms that move beyond traditional models, coupled with exceptional communication skills, this role would be perfect for you.

Requirements

• Extensive experience operating storage systems in large-scale, low-latency environments
• Deep expertise in protocols and technologies, e.g. NFS, SMB, S3, Linux, Fibre Channel and NVMe-oF
• Deep knowledge across at least two of the following: file, block, object, cloud, or data protection
• Proficiency in Python and/or Bash scripting
• Experience with modern storage and data platforms, e.g. NetApp, Pure, VAST, Weka, GPFS, cloud storage
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or related field)

NB: Please don’t apply if you’re a fresh graduate.

Rewards and Incentives

• Significant salary + bonus + benefits
• Build complex software solutions to solve challenging problems in agile environment
• Positive, friendly culture
• Work with some of the smartest minds in the industry from a range of backgrounds

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