Senior Storage Automation Engineer

About the Role

• At M Group, we foster a culture that helps the next phase of your career take off by being part of a dynamic team of storage experts who are responsible for the design, project delivery, and ongoing solution architecture of all storage and backup systems within their zones.
• The Storage team is a team of data engineers. The Platform Engineering department is a fast-growing team of highly skilled professionals who deliver solutions. They combine proactive, agile performance with sustainable infrastructure to support an agile organization.
• We are in the process of transforming our storage infrastructure into the most advanced hybrid model, and from an on-premises environment, we can typically migrate to a combination of on-premises, cloud-managed, and non-cloud technologies, along with enterprise storage products from vendors such as Pure Storage, Nutanix, and AWS. We support these groups.
• Technologies used at M Group include: Pure Flash Arrays and FlashBlade, VMware VSS, SAN, NetApp, Datto Pure Storage, NetApp FlashBlade, AWS & Flash, All Accra Cloud Storage, OCTS storage products, Fibre Channel, and Datavault (Portico, PureVault, NetVault, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the storage and backup platforms in New Avalon are reliable and deliver the required performance levels
• Help manage capacity by ensuring we have sufficient performance and capacity to meet business needs
• Use open-source software and scripting to build tools for administration, monitoring, and capacity management tasks
• Get involved in every stage of storage projects, from design to implementation to support and maintenance
• Work closely with the development and operations teams to collaborate on proactive, high-performance storage
• Communicate effectively throughout the organization, both in writing and verbally

Key Competencies

Required

• Excellent verbal communication, presentation, and technical skills
• Experience with scripting on one or more of the following platforms: Bash, PowerShell
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, or other scripting languages
• Our client's utility skills, along with the ability to identify and resolve any performance issues
• Specialized management of two or more enterprise storage systems

Advantageous

• Experience with Jumbo Storage, Backup, and Storage Media Technologies
• Experience in Operational Support
• Experience in the automation of Windows, Linux, VMware, and network technologies
• Experience with cloud technologies

Benefits

• Modern offices located in the United Kingdom with access to extensive company amenities
• Hybrid work model
• Competitive compensation package
• Life, Health, and Benefits Insurance
• Premium dental insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Maternity leave
• Minimum leave of 30 days for vacation and volunteering
• Opportunities for professional development, including internal tech talks
• Consistent participation and engagement with the open-source community

Inclusion, Work-Life Balance, and Benefits at M Group

• You'll thrive in an open culture that celebrates the wealth of opportunities shared among colleagues from different countries within our company. Join a workforce where inclusion is fundamental and deeply embedded in our culture and values. Through our core values—diversity management, sustainability, and long-term opportunities for growth in your field—work and learn in our inclusive environment designed for all users in the tech industry.
• You'll discover ways to make a difference through our charitable and global initiatives, while advancing your career through professional development, and we'll organize workplace activities. Take good care of yourself with our flexible annual paid time off and community volunteering opportunities.
• Our compensation package includes benefits that promote well-being and offer competitive earning potential, a personal bonus, S.M., and long-term rewards, including but not limited to grants and professional development hours. Depending on your location, you may also be eligible for additional benefits such as private health insurance, discounted gym membership options, and paid maternity leave.