SAN Consultant​/Senior Engineer – Powermax

Role: SAN Consultant / Senior Engineer – Powermax

Location:

Remote

Duration: 02/03/2026 to 28/02/2027

Rate: £85.62 per hour (Inside IR35)

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior SAN Engineer to join our dynamic IT team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of Storage Area Network (SAN) environments utilizing technologies from DELL, PURE, Cisco, and HP. The Senior SAN Engineer will ensure the performance, integrity, and security of our SAN infrastructure, providing advanced technical support and guidance to our IT staff.

• Design and Implementation:
  • Architect, deploy, and manage SAN solutions with a focus on DELL, PURE, Cisco, Brocade and HPE technologies.
  • Design and implement scalable, high-availability SAN environments to support business applications and disaster recovery solutions.
• Administration and Maintenance:
  • Perform regular SAN maintenance, updates, and patches to ensure optimal performance and security.
  • Monitor SAN performance and troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime and data loss.
  • Manage SAN capacity planning and performance tuning.
• Technical Support:
  • Provide advanced technical support for SAN-related issues, including root cause analysis and resolution.
  • Collaborate with other IT teams to integrate SAN solutions with network, server, and application infrastructures.
• Documentation and Compliance:
  • Develop and maintain detailed documentation of SAN configurations, procedures, and policies.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Project Management:
  • Lead and participate in SAN-related projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
  • Coordinate with vendors and external partners for support, upgrades, and procurement?

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in SAN administration and engineering.
• Proven expertise with DELL, PURE, Cisco, Brocade and HPE SAN technologies.
• Proficiency in SAN management tools and software from DELL, PURE, Cisco, Brocade and HPE.
• Strong understanding of SAN fabric, zoning, LUN masking, and storage virtualization.
• Proficient in Red Hat Open Shift Enterprise, including cluster installation, configuration, upgrades, multi-node management, operator lifecycle management, troubleshooting containerized workloads, CI/CD pipeline integration and storage migration.
• Understanding of functional requirements and translation of business requirements into technical specifications.
• Good understanding on Data centre architecture and Automation technologies.
• Working Experience in handling and troubleshooting Storage Products such as Dell VMAX-3, PMAX, Pure and HPE.
• Experience in implementing Time Finder Snap/Clone and remote replication using SRDF/S, A & AR at the Symmetrix Power Max, & VMAX .
• Experience in working on Storage Migration projects and Data Migration tools such as Cirrus or any equivalent tool.
• Working Experience on Cisco and Brocade Switches administration, troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Working experience on performing Migrations between multiple switch products.
• Having knowledge on any scripting tools like python or any other equivalent tools to support the automation journey (Preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience with disaster recovery solutions and replication technologies.
• Familiarity with network protocols, including FC, iSCSI, and FCoE.
• Detailed knowledge on DCNM, VSAN’s, ISL, NPIV
• Detailed knowledge of Logical Fabrics / LSAN’s / Context Switching.
• Detailed knowledge of SAN NAV, FOS, ACS-Gateway.
• Experience of Broadcom/brocade Director Class switches.
• Experience with SYMCLI, Unisphere, Cisco DCNM and Brocade BNA?