Storage Administrator

Discovery Limited; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services company in South Africa seeks a Storage Administrator to manage and support data storage services. This role involves monitoring infrastructure, ensuring uptime, and liaising with various technology teams. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of Pure technologies and scripting skills. Qualifications include Matric and certifications in relevant technologies, with a preference for candidates with 5 years of experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience working with storage technologies is advantageous.
• A certificate in Unix or Linux is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and troubleshoot the Storage Environment.
• Liaise with all departments in technology services.
• Ensure a 99.50% uptime SLA for the Storage environment.

Skills

Knowledge of Pure FlashArray

Experience with Pure ActiveCluster

Ability to use scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash)

Familiarity with Dell PowerMax

Understanding of Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies

Education

Matric

Certificate in relevant storage technologies

Tools

Pure FlashArray

Dell PowerMax

Brocade SAN Switches

Job description

Storage Administrator

Business Unit: Discovery Central Services

Function: Information Technology

Date: 15 Oct 2025

Discovery – Technology Services

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast‑paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self‑driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About The Storage Team (Technology Services)

The storage role is within the Technology Services area that provides and supports the infrastructure for the South African group companies. The role will be based in South Africa and will report to the Technical Operations Manager for the purpose of servicing Discovery Holdings by ensuring the availability and stability of the storage environment. We are embarking on new TS strategic journey where we will be embracing Infrastructure as Code and Cloud First.

Key Purpose

The storage administrator manages and supports the environment, as the company data storage grows and new hardware is purchased.

Areas of Responsibility

• Monitoring, reporting and troubleshooting of the Storage Environment administering infrastructure.
  Assisting in delivering storage‑related projects for infrastructure
• Liaising with all departments in TS and technology teams across all companies
• Ensuring that the Storage environment achieves a 99.50% uptime SLA out site scheduled change windows
• Ensure that all storage‑related ServiceNow calls are addressed within a 90% SLA

Personal Attributes and Skills

• You will be required to work RSA core business hours
• Knowledge and skill working with Pure FlashArray, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) Switches, Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash, …) and Veritas InfoScale

Education and Experience

• Matric
• A certificate in Pure FlashArray, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade SAN Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous
• 5 years of experience working with Pure Flash Array, Pure ActiveCluster, Pure FlashBlade, Dell PowerMax, Vast Data Platform, Dell Elastic Cloud Storage, Brocade SAN Switches, Veritas InfoScale, Unix or Linux – advantageous

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.