Infrastructure Engineer
Job ID: 15749Company: Sopra SteriaLocation: Coedkernew, Newport, GBRJob Type: PermanentJob Level: Level 1+Category: Network and InfrastructureIndustry: Professional ServicesPosted Date: 2026-06-01Are you a keen Infrastructure Engineer with knowledge of
Storage and Backup? Sopra Steria's Aerospace Defence and Security sector are currently recruiting
for a Storage and Backup Engineer with the ability to hit the ground running
and make a real difference in the team. This is a fantastic opportunity for
anyone with previous experience in SAN, NAS and backup technologies who is
looking to develop their skills and become a technical expert. This role sits
within a group level account putting you in the best place to progress. This role is based on site at one of our regional hubs (Newport, Portsmouth or
Stevenage) approximately 4 days per week. Due to the nature of the client we are only able to progress with sole British citizens eligible for SC clearance.
What you'll be doing:
Enthusiastic and keen to
learn, looking to acquire the knowledge required to be a point of
technical escalation. Strong customer focus
encompassing BAU ticketing and task management across Storage and Backup
spaces. Performing capacity
planning, performance tuning, and storage optimisation across multiple
environments. Working with projects
team as required – Includes supporting upcoming unique, large scale, one
of a kind, European-wide project. What you'll bring: Working knowledge of
storage services, hardware deployment, configuration, and administration
(NetApp experience preferred). Strong Knowledge of
NAS/SAN provisioning, NFS/SMB shares, storage virtual machines
(SVMs). Experience upgrading
storage appliances and processes required to do so. Knowledge of fibre
channel zoning and LUN creation (preferable). Experience with Backup
tooling and technologies (Veeam preferable). Snapshot-based backups and
robotic library systems knowledge. Administration of backup
technologies, policy design, scheduling, retention plans and restore and
recovery workflows. Previous experience with
regulatory, encryption, retention, and audit requirements a bonus. If
you're interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are
exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
Employment
Type: Full-time, Permanent Location: Newport Security Clearance Level: Must be eligible for SC Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker Salary: Competitive based on experience Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional
days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.
Although
this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can
promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves
performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can
offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and
need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what
might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and
deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a
real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a
unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional
development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing
knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees
feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer,
delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex
safety- and security-critical markets.
Skillssan administrationnas administrationbackup technologiesstorage virtualizationfibre channel zoninglun creationveeamsnapshot-based backupsrobotic library systemspolicy designretention planningrestore workflowsrecovery workflowscapacity planningperformance tuningstorage optimisationnetapp administrationnfs/smb sharesstorage appliance upgradescustomer focustask managementbau ticketingencryption requirements