Storage Administrator

Salary £45,000 - 55,000

Location Steeton

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

We are currently looking for an Storage Administrator to join our IT department at our Headquarters in Steeton (West Yorkshire, UK).

As the Storage Administrator, you will play a crucial role in managing our file share infrastructure, SAN environments, and backup systems. You will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, and security of our file shares and SANs, as well as implementing and maintaining robust backup solutions to safeguard our data.

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 (DOE)

Standard Hours: Monday to Friday 37.5 hours

*** Office based with FREE ONSITE PARKING & GREAT TRANSPORT LINKS ***

Why work at Acorn? We can offer:

Induction and training programme
Investors in People award
Healthcare and pension provisions
Free on-site parking
Excellent transport links to Leeds, Bradford, and Skipton
Cycle to work scheme
Company Events
On site Canteen (Subsidised food)
Gym Membership discounts
Health & wellbeing programme

Key responsibilities include:

Manage and administer file share systems, including configuration, monitoring, and maintenance.
Design, implement, and maintain Storage Area Networks (SANs) to meet performance and capacity requirements.
Enforce security policies and access controls to protect sensitive data stored in file shares and SANs.
Proactively manage SAN and NAS storage environments by monitoring alerts, incoming work pipelines, and troubleshooting complex hardware and performance issues.
Work with storage technology vendors to resolve complex challenges and optimize storage infrastructure.
Manage backup infrastructure, including backup software, tape libraries, and disk-based backup systems.
Develop and regularly test backup and recovery strategies to ensure data integrity and availability.
Monitor backup jobs, troubleshoot issues, and perform regular backups and restores as needed.
Develop and maintain documentation, including backup procedures and disaster recovery plans.
Stay informed about emerging technologies and best practices in file share, SAN, and backup management, and make recommendations for continuous improvement.

Skills and Experience:

Relevant degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
5+ years of experience managing file share systems, Storage Area Networks (SANs), and backup infrastructure in enterprise environments, with a specific focus on backup management.
Proficiency in storage technologies, such as NFS, SMB/CIFS, iSCSI, and SAN/NAS architectures.
Strong knowledge of backup and recovery concepts, backup software, and disaster recovery planning
Experience with backup technologies such as Veeam, BackupExec, Avamar or similar solutions.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex storage and backup issues.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Storage+, EMC Proven Professional, NetApp Certified Data Administrator, Veeam Certified Engineer) are a plus.

Acorn Achievers:

We run a monthly incentive scheme to recognize employees that go over and above their job duties by rewarding them with a first prize of £100 vouchers and two runner ups of £50 vouchers each.

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The Company

Acorn is a world-leading company, producing over 70,000 stairlifts annually and trading in more than 80 countries. A one-stop-shop for stairlifts, Acorn manufactures, sells direct to the public, installs and maintains home stairlifts. It has built its global reputation on quality, reliability, customer service and industry-leading response times, especially for curved stairlifts.

Employing over 1,500 people worldwide, Acorn offers a wide range of career opportunities in all sectors of its growing business. It is committed to placing the right people in roles which match their abilities and ambitions, then helping them develop still further to reach their full potential as part of the Acorn team.