Server & Storage Design Engineer

On-site in Glasgow·Added 3 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)

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Hamilton Barnes

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Our summary

Salary: £400 - £450 a day
Work mode: On-site, Glasgow
Contract: Contract role, outside IR35

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Hands-on production experience with VMware vSphere and vSAN, ideally vSAN ESA, including cluster design, RAID/FTT policy and encryption configuration
Experience with HPE ProLiant hardware, covering deployment, firmware management and iLO configuration
Solid understanding of enterprise backup and DR concepts, with hands-on experience of an enterprise backup platform (Rubrik is a strong plus)
Working knowledge of Windows Server infrastructure (Active Directory, PKI/AD CS, RDS), sufficient to coordinate effectively with the Identity workstream
Ability to author and review technical design documentation (LLDs, diagrams, build guides, configuration standards) to a high, audit-ready standard
Comfortable working in a regulated, security-conscious environment, with the confidence to engage customer stakeholders and third-party vendors

Nice to have

Familiarity with the Purdue Model and OT/IT network segregation principles
Awareness of OT/ICS security frameworks such as IEC 62443, NCSC CAF or NIST 800-82
Experience of data centre facilities planning (power, cooling, rack layout), or willingness to work closely with facilities teams on this
Working knowledge of PowerCLI or equivalent VMware automation/scripting
Awareness of SIEM and security monitoring tooling (e.g. LogRhythm, SolarWinds, Nozomi) from an infrastructure-hosting perspective, without needing to own the tools

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£400-£450 per day

The role

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a leader in data insights, digital transformation, and technology services, with a strong reputation in complex IT projects and mission-critical operations. Over 3,000 technology and digital specialists across more than 50 countries help organisations grow in the digital age.

The organization is expanding its team and is looking to appoint an Infrastructure Engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream on a major Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) virtualisation programme. The ideal candidate will support the programme from Low-Level Design authoring through to build and commissioning of a dual-site virtualisation platform.

Ready to take your expertise to the next level? Get in touch today!

What you'll do

Authoring Low-Level Design content for the Compute & Storage platform, turning the agreed HLD architecture into build-ready detail
Supporting the build, commissioning and validation of a 50+ node HCI platform across two sites
Working closely with the Network, Identity, Security and OT Applications workstreams to deliver a coherent, joined-up build