Senior Server and Storage Specialist

Senior Server & Storage Specialist
Location: Kingston, London
Salary: 49,000 - 52,250 per annum (depending on experience)
Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days per week in the office)
Type: Full-Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Server & Storage Specialist to join a growing infrastructure team responsible for supporting and developing enterprise server, storage and cloud environments.
This role will play a key part in maintaining a resilient, secure and high-performing infrastructure, supporting both day-to-day operations and ongoing technology improvements.
Key Requirements

• Extensive experience administering and supporting server technologies, both physical and virtual
• Strong Windows Server administration skills
• Linux server administration experience
• Experience with physical, virtual and cloud-based storage technologies
• Knowledge of backup technologies and disaster recovery practices
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and management tools
• Understanding of server security, patching and anti-malware solutions
• Ability to work across both operational support and infrastructure improvement initiatives

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and provision both physical and virtual server infrastructure
• Administer and support Windows and Linux server environments
• Monitor infrastructure performance and availability using appropriate management tools
• Maintain server security, patch management and anti-malware solutions
• Contribute to infrastructure strategy, planning and continuous improvement initiatives

Desirable Experience

• VMware vSphere/vCenter environments
• Enterprise storage and SAN technologies
• Backup and recovery platforms
• ITIL-based service management environments
• Data centre infrastructure support
• Infrastructure project delivery and implementation

This opportunity would suit a strong 3rd Line Engineer , Senior Infrastructure Engineer or Infrastructure Specialist with excellent Windows Server and VMware experience, alongside exposure to modern cloud technologies . Candidates should be comfortable supporting and developing enterprise infrastructure environments while contributing to infrastructure strategy, projects and continuous improvement initiatives.