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 initiativesKey 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 initiativesDesirable 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 implementationThis 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