Openshift Netapps Consultant - Remote - PAYE

We are recruiting for a Net App Openshift Engineer on contract to work for a leading Banking Group. The role will be based 2 days per week in either London, Sheffield, Birmingham or Edinburgh offices and 3 days remotely.

focus on using Net App Trident for dynamic storage provisioning within Open Shift and managing Net App ONTAP (on-premises or in the cloud).

• Net App Trident Management
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  Installing, configuring, and managing the Net App Trident storage orchestrator (CSI driver) to enable dynamic provisioning of persistent volumes (PVs) for stateful applications.
• Open Shift Administration
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  Managing Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (OCP) clusters (installing, updating, scaling).
• Storage Configuration
  :
  Configuring Net App storage backends (NFS/SAN) to support container applications.
• Open Shift Virtualization
  :
  Supporting the migration of virtual machines (VMs) to Open Shift using Net App storage, including cold/warm migrations and live migration support.
• Data Protection
  :
  Implementing data protection and disaster recovery strategies using Net App Trident Protect (formerly Astra Control) and Net App Snap Mirror technologies.
• Automation
  :
  Utilizing Ansible Automation Platform to automate deployment and management tasks.
• Cloud Integration:
  Supporting hybrid cloud setups involving Net App Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Azure Net App Files, Google Cloud Net App Volumes, or FSx for Net App ONTAP in AWS.

• Deep knowledge of Kubernetes & Open Shift: Understanding of OCP architecture, node management, and operator-based services (Operator Hub).
• Net App Portfolio Expertise: Proficiency in Net App ONTAP, Flex Pod, and/or Trident CSI.
• Container Storage Interface (CSI): Practical experience with CSI-compliant storage provisioning.
• Linux System Administration: Experience with RHEL or RHEL CoreOS.
• Virtualization
  
  Experience:
  
  Familiarity with VMware vSphere, Red Hat Virtualization, or Kube Virt.
• Automation Tools: Experience with Ansible or Terraform.