The Role: Senior Storage Principal Engineer
Location: Sheffield, UK
Position Type: Contract Inside IR35
Implementation Partner – HSBC
Remote work option Available: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite
Job Description:
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership:
• Develop and maintain the long-term strategy for storage infrastructure, ensuring alignment with the bank’s overall IT and business strategies.
• Function as a subject matter expert and advisor on all matters related to storage technologies, providing guidance to senior leadership and IT teams.
Architecture & Design:
• Lead the design and architecture of the bank’s storage solutions, including SAN, NAS, object storage, and cloud-based storage systems.
• Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of storage systems to meet the bank’s growing data needs.
Implementation & Management:
• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and management of enterprise storage solutions.
• Ensure effective data protection strategies, including backup, recovery, and disaster recovery, are in place and regularly evaluated.
Optimization & Performance Tuning:
• Continuously monitor and optimize storage performance, capacity, and utilization.
• Lead initiatives to automate storage management tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Security & Compliance:
• Ensure storage systems comply with industry regulations and internal security policies.
• Collaborate with the security team to implement robust data encryption, access controls, and other protective measures.
Technical Skills Required:
• Deep knowledge of SAN, NAS, object storage, and cloud storage technologies.
• Expertise in storage virtualization, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Proficiency in storage management tools, automation, and scripting.
• Strong understanding of data protection, backup, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and best practices in the financial industry