Job Description
Storage Engineer
Location: Barrow - Hybrid/As and When required
Duration: 25/04/2026
Rate to SSC (including supplier charge): Market rate (£)
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description:
Storage Engineer is responsible for the administration, maintenance, and optimization of storage and backup systems within the Dragonfly account. This role ensures high availability, security compliance, and performance of SAN and backup environments, supporting both BAU operations and project delivery in a highly secure setting.
Key Responsibilities
Storage Administration:
* Perform daily health checks on SAN and backup environments.
* Allocate and deallocate storage volumes as required.
* Configure SAN switch zoning and manage firmware upgrades.
Backup Management:
* Maintain backup infrastructure and execute restores on request.
* Troubleshoot backup failures and ensure compliance with retention policies.
Operational Excellence:
* Implement changes following client change management processes.
* Conduct disaster recovery testing and maintain documentation.
* Produce management reports and contribute to problem resolution using ITSM tools.
Collaboration & Projects:
* Work closely with other engineering teams to design and deploy new storage solutions.
* Support transition and transformation activities for secure environments.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
Certifications:
* SAN Storage and Backup technologies (eg, NetApp, EMC, Veritas).
Experience:
Proven track record in storage and backup administration within secure environments.
Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management.
Clearance:
DV (Developed Vetting) clearance is mandatory for Dragonfly account operations.