Data Storage Engineer

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6 month contract, £630 per day inside IR35

London | 4 days in the office

We’re partnering with a leading global banking organisation seeking an experienced Senior Storage Engineer to join a critical infrastructure team responsible for enterprise storage and backup technologies across the EMEA region.

This is a highly technical, hands‑on role supporting business‑critical data platforms within a complex, regulated environment. Working closely with the Head of Storage, you’ll play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving the organisation’s storage, backup and archival infrastructure across both banking and securities environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide SME‑level support and technical ownership across enterprise storage infrastructure including block, file and object storage platforms
  • Manage and maintain critical storage and backup environments ensuring high availability, resilience and SLA adherence
  • Support strategic storage initiatives including infrastructure roadmap, architecture standards and platform improvements
  • Design, deploy and upgrade storage technologies across production environments
  • Monitor system performance, capacity and operational health, identifying areas for optimisation and improvement
  • Support backup and recovery operations including data restores, failed backup remediation and policy compliance
  • Work closely with infrastructure, risk, controls and project teams to support business and regulatory requirements
  • Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency
  • Participate in change management processes and represent storage changes at CAB meetings where required
  • Act as deputy to the Head of Storage when required, supporting workload prioritisation and team oversight

Key Skills & Experience

  • Strong enterprise storage engineering experience within large‑scale or regulated environments
  • Deep technical knowledge of block, file, object storage and SAN technologies including: EMC Unity, EMC VNX, EMC ECS, EMC Isilon, EMC PowerStore, Pure Storage, Cisco MDS fabric switches
  • Working knowledge of enterprise backup technologies including EMC Networker and IBM TSM
  • Experience supporting highly available, mission‑critical infrastructure environments
  • Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell or Python highly desirable
  • Exposure to Rubrik advantageous
  • Strong understanding of operational support, capacity management, incident management and change control processes

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Job Description:

6 month contract, £630 per day inside IR35

London | 4 days in the office

We’re partnering with a leading global banking organisation seeking an experienced Senior Storage Engineer to join a critical infrastructure team responsible for enterprise storage and backup technologies across the EMEA region.

This is a highly technical, hands‑on role supporting business‑critical data platforms within a complex, regulated environment. Working closely with the Head of Storage, you’ll play a key role in maintaining, improving and evolving the organisation’s storage, backup and archival infrastructure across both banking and securities environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide SME‑level support and technical ownership across enterprise storage infrastructure including block, file and object storage platforms
  • Manage and maintain critical storage and backup environments ensuring high availability, resilience and SLA adherence
  • Support strategic storage initiatives including infrastructure roadmap, architecture standards and platform improvements
  • Design, deploy and upgrade storage technologies across production environments
  • Monitor system performance, capacity and operational health, identifying areas for optimisation and improvement
  • Support backup and recovery operations including data restores, failed backup remediation and policy compliance
  • Work closely with infrastructure, risk, controls and project teams to support business and regulatory requirements
  • Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve operational efficiency
  • Participate in change management processes and represent storage changes at CAB meetings where required
  • Act as deputy to the Head of Storage when required, supporting workload prioritisation and team oversight

Key Skills & Experience

  • Strong enterprise storage engineering experience within large‑scale or regulated environments
  • Deep technical knowledge of block, file, object storage and SAN technologies including: EMC Unity, EMC VNX, EMC ECS, EMC Isilon, EMC PowerStore, Pure Storage, Cisco MDS fabric switches
  • Working knowledge of enterprise backup technologies including EMC Networker and IBM TSM
  • Experience supporting highly available, mission‑critical infrastructure environments
  • Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell or Python highly desirable
  • Exposure to Rubrik advantageous
  • Strong understanding of operational support, capacity management, incident management and change control processes

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Posted: May 20th, 2026