Storage Infrastructure Analyst (IBM Flash Systems, Spectrum Scale) - Remote And Coventry - 4 Months+

Octopus Computer Associates; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a Storage Infrastructure Analyst to join their Platform team. You will troubleshoot and resolve production incidents, conduct technical tasks, and ensure quality within timelines. The ideal candidate has expertise in IBM Flash Systems and Spectrum Scale, with experience in Linux command line technologies. This role offers competitive rates and immediate interviews.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge in technical discipline.
• Experience in a complex, pressurised production environment.
• Experience with ticket management using ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Independently troubleshoot and resolve production service incidents.
• Conduct technical tasks like patching and allocating storage.
• Prioritise tasks to complete high-priority activities first.

Skills

IBM Flash Systems

Spectrum Scale

Linux command line

ServiceNow

Tools

VMware

AWS

Job description

Storage Infrastructure Analyst (IBM Flash Systems, Spectrum Scale)

Remote and Coventry - 4 months+/RATE: £309 per day

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Storage Infrastructure Analyst (IBM Flash Systems, Spectrum Scale). Please find some details below:

• CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS
• MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description

The Infrastructure Analyst - Storage will join an already established Platform team within the customer, providing a level of technical knowledge to undertake the troubleshooting and resolution to production incidents or problems independently, escalating to Senior Engineers if required. Completes tasks to agreed levels of quality, within stated timescales with minimal supervision. Looks for improvement opportunities within the team and its processes/procedures. An effective team member who provides support and guidance to peers and other team members. Contributes to team efficiency through the creation of accurate technical documentation where required.

Responsibilities

• Independently troubleshoot and resolve production service incidents.
• Undertake technical tasks such as patching, allocating storage, maintaining scripts and configuring backups.
• Effectively prioritise tasks to ensure high priority activities are completed first.

Specific Skills

Demonstrable level of knowledge in their chosen technical discipline. Essential experience of working in a complex, pressurised production environment. Financial services experience would be desirable but not essential.

Essential skills

• Exposure to and application of IBM Flash Systems – knowledge and experience of replication using global mirror, metro mirror and change volumes.
• Exposure to and application of cluster management within Spectrum Scale, Oracle and ESXi environments.
• Exposure to and application of Spectrum Scale – protocols to include GPFS, NFS, and SMB in active-active topology.
• Experience with GKLM (SKLM) or awareness of GKLM (SKLM).
• Awareness of how actions can affect availability.
• Provision and redaction of storage across the IBM storage estate – all technologies.
• Experience of working with Linux command line technologies.
• Experience of ticket management using ServiceNow.

Desirable skills

• Appreciation of Cloud technologies (AWS) and associated features.
• Knowledge of AWS server administration and features.
• Some experience of working within an Agile delivery environment.
• Understanding of VMware products including vSphere, vRealize & related technologies.
• Understanding of Cisco UCS & HPE infrastructure.
• Understanding of virtualisation architectures and some experience supporting.

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.