IBM SAN Storage and Backup admin-6months-Leeds

Summary: Kirtana Consulting is seeking an IBM SAN Storage and Backup Administrator for a 6-month rolling contract based in Leeds. The role requires extensive experience with IBM SAN, Lenovo NAS, and Brocade Switch, as well as proficiency in IBM Spectrum Protect. The candidate will manage storage platforms, perform backups, and handle SAN fabrics while acting as an escalation point for critical incidents.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage & administer IBM Storage platforms.
• Perform storage provisioning, zoning, replication, firmware upgrades, and performance tuning.
• Administer IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) backup environment including schedules, policies, restores, failover, fail back and disk storage operations.
• Manage SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco), zoning, switch upgrades, and fabric health.
• Experience with datacenter operations, including hardware installation and troubleshooting.
• Act as L3 escalation for critical storage & backup incidents.
• Plan and execute DR drills, storage migrations, and capacity expansion.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM) & IBM FlashSystem/SVC.
• Solid understanding of SAN/FC, multipathing, VMware/AIX storage integrations.
• Experience with replication technologies (FlashCopy, GM, MM).
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.
• Create technical documentation, SOPs, and automation scripts (Bash/Python/PowerShell), Should have Proficiency in Scripting for automation.

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of experience with IBM SAN, Lenovo NAS, and Brocade Switch.
• Proficiency in IBM Spectrum Protect (TSM).
• Experience with SAN fabrics (Brocade/Cisco).
• Knowledge of datacenter operations and hardware troubleshooting.
• Strong scripting skills in Bash, Python, or PowerShell.
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT