Job Summary
The L3 Storage Operations Engineer provides technical operations support for storage and backup platforms, handling incidents, service requests, restorations, and day‑to‑day operational activities within a centralised, consolidated operations model.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform day‑to‑day operations for SAN and NAS storage platforms
- Monitor storage health, capacity, and performance using centralised monitoring and email alerts
- Execute storage provisioning, expansion, and reclamation activities
- Identify and resolve common storage incidents and alerts
- Coordinate disk replacements and cabling activities with DC Hands & Feet teams
- Cloud Storage & Archival
- Support operational activities for cloud‑based storage and archival services
- Monitor cloud storage utilisation and access
- Execute data retrieval and restore requests from archive storage
- Support hybrid storage operations (on‑prem + cloud archive)
Skill Requirements
- Hands‑on experience with:
- SAN / NAS storage (NetApp, Dell EMC, HPE or equivalent)
- Enterprise backup tools (Veeam or equivalent)
- Understanding of storage concepts: RAID, snapshots, replication
- Experience with restore operations and backup troubleshooting
- Exposure to cloud storage / archival services (operational level)
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Nagios or equivalent)
- Working knowledge of ITSM processes
Other Requirements
2. Emc Isilion Certification (Optional But Valuable