Salary: £103,500 - 107,175 per year Requirements: Hands-on experience administering and supporting NetApp storage systems and NetApp ONTAP (Clustered ONTAP) Strong knowledge of aggregates, volumes, LUNs, qtrees, NFS, CIFS/SMB, storage virtual machines (SVMs), snapshots, and snapMirror Experience in designing and supporting enterprise storage solutions, capacity planning, and performance tuning Experience working with High Availability (HA pairs, clustering) Knowledge of Firmware and ONTAP upgrades Experience with storage migrations and data lifecycle management Strong understanding of backup fundamentals (backup strategies, RPO, and RTO) Knowledge of disaster recovery principles, data integrity validation, and restore testing Experience with enterprise-grade backup solutions (Cohesity/Rubrik) including administration, configuration, and troubleshooting Experience in backing up and restoring enterprise databases Experience in protecting VM-based infrastructure Understanding of image-level backups and application-consistent snapshots Responsibilities: Provide 3rd line ticketing expertise for OS support Support entry-level VMware, NTFS permissions, and general system administration Take ownership of administration, optimization, and ongoing support of enterprise storage and backup infrastructure Focus particularly on Storage (NetApp) and Backup & Disaster Recovery Technologies: Firmware Support NFS SMB VMware More: We are seeking a Senior Storage Engineer with hands-on experience in administering and supporting NetApp storage systems specifically for our higher education client. This role offers a hybrid working model, with 1-2 days on-site in central London. The contract is for 6 months with potential for extension, and the compensation is £465 per day, inside IR35. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. last updated 10 week of 2026