Senior Storage Consultant (Dell PowerMax/SRDF Metro)
We are seeking an experienced Senior Storage Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in Dell PowerMax and SRDF Metro, to deliver enterprise storage solutions for high-profile customers in regulated environments.This is a customer-facing professional services role, working on critical infrastructure programmes where resilience, performance, and data availability are paramount.
UK based remote role
6 month contract
Inside IR35
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support Dell PowerMax storage environments
- Deploy and troubleshoot SRDF Metro (active/active replication)
- Deliver high availability and disaster recovery solutions across multi-site environments
- Lead and support storage migration projects (VMAX - PowerMax, PowerMax - PowerMax)
- Produce key project deliverables (HLD/LLD, migration plans, test & back-out plans)
- Work with infrastructure teams on SAN, zoning, masking, and host connectivity
- Support enterprise platforms (VMware, Oracle, SQL Server, Windows, Linux/AIX)
- Provide guidance on RPO/RTO, resilience, and operational risk
- Troubleshoot across storage, SAN, and replication layers
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Dell EMC PowerMax
- Proven SRDF Metro experience in production environments
- Solid understanding of SRDF (SRDF/S, SRDF/A, consistency groups, failover)
- Experience with Unisphere, SYMCLI, and Dell storage tooling
- Strong Fibre Channel SAN knowledge (Brocade preferred, Cisco beneficial)
- Experience with storage provisioning, masking, zoning, multipathing
- Background delivering enterprise projects/professional services engagements
- Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills
Desirable Skills
- Experience in Banking/Financial Services/regulated environments
- PowerMax/VMAX migration programmes
- Knowledge of PowerPath, MPIO (Linux/Windows/AIX), VMware
- Exposure to Oracle RAC, SQL Server, IBM Power/AIX
- Understanding of DR testing, cyber recovery, or performance tuning
Profile
- Strong customer-facing communication skills
- Comfortable working in complex, high-pressure environments
- Able to work independently and deliver end-to-end solutions
- Methodical and detail-oriented with strong documentation discipline
Typical Projects
- PowerMax deployments and refresh programmes
- SRDF Metro implementations across data centres
- Data centre migrations and consolidation
- VMAX - PowerMax transformation initiatives
- Enterprise DR and resilience programmes
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