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Storage Platform Engineer

Posted 3 days ago by Hays Talent Solutions

Storage Platform Engineer to join a global infrastructure team supporting large-scale storage platforms used by engineering and HPC workloads across both on-premises and cloud environments.

This role is focused on improving reliability, observability, and operational efficiency.

You'll play a key part in reducing manual effort through automation, building practical tooling, and enabling teams to use storage services effectively at scale.

Working in a distributed, international environment, you'll contribute to incident management, root cause analysis, and the ongoing stability and performance of critical systems supporting advanced technology development.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of large-scale storage platforms
  • Support incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
  • Apply SRE practices including SLOs and SLIs where appropriate
  • Build and manage infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible
  • Develop automation and Python-based tooling to improve operations
  • Leverage AI-based tools for monitoring, anomaly detection, and analysis
  • Create lightweight agent-based workflows to support operational decisions
  • Enhance monitoring, alerting, and system visibility
  • Collaborate with engineering and security teams to maintain secure, well-managed systems
  • Maintain clear documentation and contribute to knowledge sharing

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience administering NetApp storage platforms in production
  • Solid background in Linux and supporting large-scale HPC environments
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
  • Ability to build tooling or automation using Python
  • Proven experience operating reliable, scalable production systems

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Familiarity with CI/CD or Git-based workflows
  • Experience with AI/ML or agent-based tooling in operations
  • Understanding of identity, access control, and security best practices
  • Experience with OpenStack (Cinder, Manila)
  • Awareness of ITIL or service management frameworks
Rate:
£650/day
Location:
Cambridge
IR35 Status:
Inside
Remote Status:
Hybrid
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Not Specified

Take-Home Pay

£9,800 per month

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