Salary: £15,960 - 17,388 per year Requirements: Proven experience in a Storage Architect or senior storage engineering role with strong design responsibility. Demonstrated confidence answering storage solution design and architecture questions. Strong knowledge of SAN and enterprise storage technologies. In-depth experience in at least one of the following areas: block, file, object storage, or backup/data protection. High-level architectural understanding of storage domains beyond direct hands-on experience. Experience producing architecture documentation and presenting designs. Strong problem-solving and communication skills. Experience designing storage for virtualised and container platforms (e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes) is a plus. Exposure to hybrid or multi-platform storage designs is desirable. Storage or architecture-related vendor certifications are a bonus. Responsibilities: Lead the end-to-end design of enterprise storage solutions, from requirements gathering through to high-level and low-level designs. Act as a technical authority in architecture discussions, confidently explaining design choices, limitations, and alternatives. Define target-state storage architectures aligned to application, platform, performance, availability, scalability, and resilience requirements. Produce clear architecture documentation, including HLDs, LLDs, and design rationales. Design and advise on block, file, and object storage solutions, including suitability for different workload types. Contribute to architecture decisions around backup, replication, disaster recovery, and data protection strategies. Demonstrate awareness of how different storage paradigms integrate with compute, virtualisation, and container platforms. Ensure architectures align with industry best practices for high availability, performance, security, scalability, and operational supportability. Review and challenge existing designs, identifying risks, improvements, and optimisation opportunities. Technologies: Architect Kubernetes OpenShift Security VMware More: We are seeking an experienced Storage / SAN Architect to join our team in a hybrid work environment, which includes three days in Sheffield. This role will lead the design and solution architecture of enterprise storage platforms, contributing to critical architectural decisions and ensuring alignment with our performance and resilience requirements. Our company values depth and clarity in storage solution design, and we offer a collaborative team atmosphere where your expertise will play a vital role in our projects. The position is set to last until November 30, 2026, with an attractive rate offered. last updated 18 week of 2026