SAN Automation Engineer

SAN Automation Engineer required for an initial six month contract, please note this role can only be offered for engagement via an Umbrella Company. This role is fully remote but candidates must be based in the UK.In this role, you will:

• Carry out tasks to certify, test and develop new features and platforms on our SAN Infrastructure, primarily Dell PowerMax/Vmax-3/XtremIO, Pure FlashArray, HP Primera and Cirrus DMS using Broadcom and Cisco SAN switches/directors and iSCSI connectovity
• Develop automation to support the above requirements, covering support, install, provisioning, migration management/compliance
• Provide Enterprise Services, including platform services (UNIX and Linux servers, Windows and storage) for securely storing/analysing data as well as Developer Services which enable faster delivery of highly standardised platform services, for example, Virtualisation, ALM, Dev Engineering, Development and Cloud.
• Develop Cloud based infrastructure platforms and deliver infrastructure, platform etc. "as a Service" by working with Business & other DevOps teams
• Determine the strategic direction and execute in each of the Technology areas under Enterprise Services responsibility
• Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services
• Write development code, understand a DevOps Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipeline, and build automated test scripts (for infrastructure products and upgrades), and build automation interfaces between systems

We're looking for someone with:

• Expertise in Server operating systemd - Linux RHEL/Windows/VmWare
• Expert in all aspects of Dell PowerMax/Vmax3/SRDF/XtremIO, Pure FlashArray, HPE Primera, Cirrus DMS
• End to end server mapping from server to storage
• Experience in using Python, Ansible, and Shell Scripting languages to implement storage automation and as-a-service offerings
• Capable of product testing and qualification.
• Well experienced in server and storage remediation
• Past working experience in a storage / scripting / automation role
• A deep technical understanding of Cloud and Storage Infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code and automation/orchestration technologies, such as Puppet / Chef / Ansible Tower / Jenkins
• Experience of continuous integration / continuous delivery software engineering approaches
• Experienced in storage migration - Storage and server based
• Experience in Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is desirable but not essential
• Role relevant qualifications, i.e. EMC, Pure , cloud related is desirable but not essential

For immediate interview please apply online today.