Storage/ Backup & Recovery Consultant - Scotland

Currently have a requirement for a Back-Up & Recovery Consultant, to assist my client on a contract opportunity with an initial duration until December 2020, with view for further extension.

Due to the nature of the role and the time scale and requirements issued by the client, candidates have been asked to hold a minimum of SC clearance, with the ability to obtain additional higher level security clearance at the clients request.

Please find below key information provided by the client for your consideration:

Job Description

• Evaluate customer needs based on applications requirements, current capacity and growth trends
• Deliver engineering specifications, assist with functional specifications, and collaborate on technical designs and specifications for projects and initiatives.
• Estimate effort, both development and product delivery timelines, to determine a course of action for project.
• Provide technical input for specific storage and backup needs or objectives in order to meet business requirements.
• Work closely with external vendors and other personnel in order to optimize and facilitate the best solution to meet the needs of the business.
• Provide technical services for customers in a highly complex storage and backup environments. Demonstrate ability to assess technical impact to the project/new technology along with technical risks.
• Resolve complex problems with little or no guidance. Independently research and promote specialized technical solutions.
• Analyse complex hardware and software issues associated with backup and storage related technologies specifically HP Data Protector and SAN (HP 3par).
• Analyse, design, test, document, and implement solutions for continuous data availability, integrity, backup and protection.
• Define and specify architecture protocols and functional requirements and specifications for storage and backup components.
• Strong background in enterprise data protection, management and protection solutions. Must be able to design and implement new data protection solutions, manage change, and add backup policies in a large-scale, mission-critical, multi-PB storage environment. Must have wide-ranging experience and the ability to apply that experience along with professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in effective ways.
• Demonstrate domain knowledge in storage, data management and data protection technologies and be able apply the knowledge of these methodologies to the storage, protection, retention, reclamation, and disaster recovery.
• Manage, configure and maintain multi-PB multi-tiered environment.
• Report on performance and capacities and make allocation recommendations based on trending. Ensure the environments remain compliant with vendor recommended patching standards.
• Participate in capacity planning and performance discussions and assist in development and execution of disaster recovery exercises.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of HP Data Protector and other back-up technologies
• Knowledge of SAN (HP 3par) and other SAN technologies
• Experience with Enterprise data protection and disaster recover solution, and understand Enterprise application data management requirements

Non-technical Qualifications:

• Excellent planning, interpersonal, problem solving, leadership skills are required.
• Excellent communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation are necessary. Active listening skills are required.
• Excellent ability to proactively identify and resolve issues and opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and in environments dealing with ambiguity.
• 5+ years of Backup and Storage Engineering experience.

*Synergize Consulting is an equal opportunities organisation*