Storage Automation Specialist

Role

Title:

Storage Automation Specialist

Start Date:

9th Feb 2026
End Date: 30th September 2026
Rate: £377

Location:

Sheffield
N# of Days onsite P/W: 3

JD
- Primary Skill - Storage - Storage technology, SME level preferred, automation SME, testing and observability
Lead automation strategy and delivery across SAN/NAS/DPS platforms to enable compliant, repeatable, and observable storage provisioning for Open Shift/Kubernetes workloads. Own patterns, tooling, and CI/CD integration for storage services.

Key Responsibilities:

Design policy driven, API-first storage automation using Ansible, Python, and Terraform.
Build reusable modules for provisioning LUNs, file shares, snapshots, replication, and migration.
Integrate with CI/CD (Jenkins/Tekton/Git Hub Actions) and ITSM/CMDB for change and audit.
Embed security (RBAC, secrets, encryption) and observability (metrics, logs, traces).
Standardise runbooks and enable squads via documentation and enablement sessions.
Required Skills &

Qualifications:

Strong Ansible/Python/Terraform experience in storage automation.
Knowledge of SAN/NAS/DPS platforms (Dell EMC, Pure, Net App, Data Domain, Cisco/Brocade).
Understanding of CSI, Open Shift/Kubernetes, and Git Ops practices.
Experience in regulated environments with audit and compliance requirements