Storage & Infrastructure Architect — Enterprise Multi-Vendor Estate
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Job Summary
Storage & Infrastructure Architect Enterprise Multi-Vendor Estate
Location: United Kingdom Hybrid
Contract / Day-rate: Inside IR35 rate TBC on application
Right to work: UK PR / British Citizen / ILR only sponsorship not available
Experience: 810 years minimum
Sector: Financial services / large enterprise
ABOUT THE ROLE
A leading enterprise infrastructure transformation programme is hiring a hands-on Storage & Infrastructure Architect to own the design implementation and migration of a multi-vendor storage and backup estate. The role spans current-state consolidation target-state architecture and the data-migration runway behind it.
You will own technical architecture end-to-end (HLD LLD SOPs) engage vendors to shape strategy against the architecture roadmap and partner with Windows Networks Security and Operations teams to build the services that sit on top.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design and implement: Networks / Firewalls / Service design / DR / Automation / Monitoring / Security / Auditing.
Prepare HLD LLD and SOPs. Run POCs and validate technology against business requirements.
Gather current production performance data identify gaps design out remediation in the new solution.
Define strategy and coordinate across stakeholders and vendors.
Tune systems for high performance against business demand.
Consolidate technologies in line with the architecture roadmap.
Plan large-data migration strategy using native tools / Datadobi.
Engage with Windows Networks Security and Operations teams to build services and capabilities.
TECHNICAL STACK
Storage & Backup (must have hands-on with the majority):
EMC: Centera Celerra VNX Unity Symmetrix DMX VMAX VMAX3 RecoverPoint RecoverPoint for VM VPlex XtremIO PowerScale (Isilon) Data Domain Avamar
HP: EVA 4000/8000 XP 12K/24K 3PAR F-Series / T400 / 10800 / 8510
IBM: XIV DS4K DS8K
NetApp FAS
Veeam
Object storage: Cloudian NetApp FAS Dell EMC ECS
Cloud:
AWS and Azure
Switching / SAN fabric:
Cisco Nexus
Cisco MDS Director Class series
Brocade switches and DCX Directors
Migration tooling:
Native tools and Datadobi
NICE TO HAVE
UK security clearance (SC / NPPV3 / DV) already in place
Experience operating in regulated financial services
Vendor accreditations across Dell EMC NetApp Cisco Brocade
Experience in service-design and ITIL-aligned operations transition
WHAT YOU BRING
810 years across enterprise storage architecture and infrastructure engineering with at least one full large-scale migration delivered end-to-end.
Demonstrable HLD / LLD ownership across multi-vendor environments.
Track record of consolidating heterogeneous storage estates against a target architecture.
Strong stakeholder and vendor management.
Ability to work onsite in the UK as required and to hold or obtain UK security clearance.
HOW TO APPLY
Send latest CV current day-rate expectation notice / earliest start and confirmation of UK right to work. Shortlist runs this week.
Required Skills:
TECHNICAL STACK Storage & Backup (must have hands-on with the majority): EMC: Centera Celerra VNX Unity Symmetrix DMX VMAX VMAX3 RecoverPoint RecoverPoint for VM VPlex XtremIO PowerScale (Isilon) Data Domain Avamar HP: EVA 4000/8000 XP 12K/24K 3PAR F-Series / T400 / 10800 / 8510 IBM: XIV DS4K DS8K NetApp FAS Veeam Object storage: Cloudian NetApp FAS Dell EMC ECS Cloud: AWS and Azure Switching / SAN fabric: Cisco Nexus Cisco MDS Director Class series Brocade switches and DCX Directors Migration tooling: Native tools and Datadobi NICE TO HAVE UK security clearance (SC / NPPV3 / DV) already in place Experience operating in regulated financial services Vendor accreditations across Dell EMC NetApp Cisco Brocade Experience in service-design and ITIL-aligned operations transition WHAT YOU BRING 810 years across enterprise storage architecture and infrastructure engineering with at least one full large-scale migration delivered end-to-end. Demonstrable HLD / LLD ownership across multi-vendor environments. Track record of consolidating heterogeneous storage estates against a target architecture. Strong stakeholder and vendor management. Ability to work onsite in the UK as required and to hold or obtain UK security clearance.
Required Education:
TECHNICAL STACKStorage & Backup (must have hands-on with the majority): EMC: Centera Celerra VNX Unity Symmetrix DMX VMAX VMAX3 RecoverPoint RecoverPoint for VM VPlex XtremIO PowerScale (Isilon) Data Domain Avamar HP: EVA 4000/8000 XP 12K/24K 3PAR F-Series / T400 / 10800 / 8510 IBM: XIV DS4K DS8K NetApp FAS Veeam Object storage: Cloudian NetApp FAS Dell EMC ECSCloud: AWS and AzureSwitching / SAN fabric: Cisco Nexus Cisco MDS Director Class series Broca
